Incident date: 2023-09-29
NAICS industry code: 221115

A crew of technicians had completed a blade resurfacing project and were in the process of tensioning the blade. The injured employee's left middle finger became caught by the reaction arm of the torque tool, causing an amputation of the tip of the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Impact wrenches-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high