Incident date: 2015-06-06
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was using a large wrench to tighten a bore on a boring pipeline.  When he finished, he gave the all clear to start the boring. The pipe wrench was not removed from the bore; it swung around and struck him on his left-hand pinky finger, amputating the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wrenches-power not determined
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high