Incident date: 2023-05-22
NAICS industry code: 327320

An employee was removing nuts and bolts to replace cement flow through a pipe. While using an impact gun on the bolt and a wrench on the nut, the nut spun due to torque and the employee's right index fingertip was caught between the wrench and the flange, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Wrenches-power not determined
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high