Incident date: 2023-12-18
NAICS industry code: 336111

An employee was working on a frame assembly. He was torqueing a cross-thread bolt to confirm a repair when his left index finger was partially crushed between the torque wrench and the platform of a mezzanine. The employee's finger was amputated at the distal joint.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high