Incident date: 2015-12-05
NAICS industry code: 237990

Employees were attempting to insert a section of U-adjuster shackle into a chain link using a sledge hammer. The injured employee was holding the shackle. As a coworker swung on the hammer, the injured employee's hand slipped and got struck by the hammer. His left index finger was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
code_source: title: Sledges, sledgehammers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high