Incident date: 2021-03-15
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was using a hydraulic torque wrench to loosen the nuts that held a pump's fluid end to the stay rod bolts. His right little finger was caught between the wrench and a nut that the wrench was braced against. His finger was crushed, and he was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Impact wrenches-powered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate