Incident date: 2024-02-06
NAICS industry code: 112112

Two employees were unloading an auger from a delivery truck. The injured employee was supporting the auger while the other employee used equipment to grab it. The auger suddenly twisted, and its sharp tip struck the first employee's left ring finger. The fingertip was amputated and the middle of the finger was broken. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Augers  except conveyor
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high