Incident date: 2024-07-26
NAICS industry code: 237130

During a visual inspection of a pressure digger, the Kelly bar unexpectedly dropped onto the employee's left hand, resulting in open fractures of the middle and index fingers, The middle finger was amputated near the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Machine hydraulics and pressurized components  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high