Incident date: 2017-11-17
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was using a jack hammer to remove concrete at a job site. The employee rested the jack hammer against some pipes while he used a shovel to remove debris. The jack hammer slid off the pipe, striking and crushing the employee's left middle finger, which had to be surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Jackhammers-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high