Incident date: 2019-11-13
NAICS industry code: 221122

An Emera Maine employee was using a hammer drill to drill a hole in concrete. His mitten slid off the hammer drill and got caught in the drill bit, causing the employee's left thumb to be amputated.

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