Incident date: 2015-01-05
NAICS industry code: 333415

An employee, who had gloves on, was using a powered drill tool to drill into an unsupported block of wood.  The employee was holding the block of wood in his hands. When the employee actuated the drill, the glove got caught, resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb.

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), unspecified
severity: high