Incident date: 2019-11-21
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was operating a ground rod to set poles in an area for powerline distribution. He was raising the ground rod when his right hand was caught between the rod and the handle, resulting in an amputation of his right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high