Incident date: 2020-10-22
NAICS industry code: 331312

An employee was working on a line using a pneumatic torque wrench when his left glove got caught in the tool while the wrench engaged. The employee suffered the amputation of his left ring fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Impact wrenches-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high