Incident date: 2021-07-28
NAICS industry code: 326291

An employee was pulling a tool cart that had a grease gun hanging on the side. While going through a doorway the trigger of the grease gun was pressed. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated by the trigger mechanism of the grease gun.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high