Incident date: 2024-02-19
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was replacing a king pin on a truck. The employee was using a breaker bar to hold the nuts in place while loosening the bolts. A nut loosened much quicker than anticipated, and his hand moved into a pinch point resulting in amputation of the right little finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Other semi, tractor-trailer
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high