Incident date: 2016-12-20
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was loading a hydraulic hammer into the back of a truck when he lost his footing and control of the hammer. It then rolled back and caught his hand between the hammer and the bucket of the tractor, amputating his left ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high