Incident date: 2022-08-29
NAICS industry code: 336992

An employee was using a handheld pneumatic assembly tool to secure bolts on the frame of a trailer. His left index fingertip was caught between the trailer frame and the tool attachment torque bar. The fingertip was partially amputated.

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