Incident date: 2020-03-03
NAICS industry code: 517212

An employee was placing a B-arm on a pole and was using an impact wrench. The impact wrench loosened the bolt and the arm fell, pinching the employee's index finger between the arm and the pole resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Parts and materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high