Incident date: 2015-07-30
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was using a pneumatic torque wrench while working on a well head. The employee lost control of the wrench, which struck his right thumb and fractured the bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Impact wrenches-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate