Incident date: 2017-01-17
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was trying to remove a tool extender bit from a hand drill wearing slip-resistant gloves. The employee grasped the tool extender bit and when the drill was turned on, the glove became entangled and torqued. His finger was squeezed between the glove and drill bit, amputating the left pinky fingertip.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high