Incident date: 2025-03-18
NAICS industry code: 237110

On March 18, 2025, an employee was working with a crew to remove a drill bit that was going to be replaced. The employee was using a breaking wrench to remove the drill bit when their hand got caught between the wrench and a hydraulic cylinder, resulting in a right thumb fracture that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Wrenches, ratchets
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate