Incident date: 2022-09-19
NAICS industry code: 236220

On September 19, 2022, an employee was helping a co-worker drill bore holes with an auger. As the auger was raised, his left index finger was caught by a moving part on the auger, resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high