Incident date: 2019-07-10
NAICS industry code: 541620

An employee was operating a core drill with a 4-inch core barrel to cut concrete and asphalt, and an enhanced sub-base to collect soil samples. The drill bound up and rotated, striking the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left hand and fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drills-stationary
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate