Incident date: 2022-06-23
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was trimming a hedge with a powered hedge trimmer. The trimmer became stuck in the hedge. While the employee was trying to remove it, its shears lacerated the employee's right hand across the palm and amputated the last quarter inch of the little finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Lawn edgers, clippers, trimmers-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high