Incident date: 2022-05-28
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trimming hedges when the hedgers kicked back and contacted the employee's left hand, resulting in an amputation of the distal portion of the ring finger and a laceration on the distal portion of the index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high