Incident date: 2021-09-20
NAICS industry code: 336411

An employee was using a 3 1/2-pound dead blow hammer to re-crimp the swage of a cable for a metal identification tag. The hammer struck the employee's left index fingertip, causing a crush injury. The employee underwent a partial medical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high