Incident date: 2024-05-28
NAICS industry code: 333111

An employee was using an electric torque tool and an extension with a swivel socket attached, The employee was using their right hand to stabilize the swivel socket onto the bolt. When they began to tighten the bolt for the bracket, the employee's glove got caught and wrapped up in the extension resulting in amputation of their right index fingertip at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Wrenches, ratchets
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high