Incident date: 2024-10-01
NAICS industry code: 221121

On October 1, 2024, an employee was using a handheld electric crimping tool to connect two ends of a ground wire inside a switch cabinet. The employee's finger became caught in the crimping tool when it closed. The employee was hospitalized and sustained a complete transphalangeal amputation of their right middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Gripping and turning handtools  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high