Incident date: 2024-09-26
NAICS industry code: 928120

A firearms instructor was performing routine training. Their pistol discharged while their right hand was in line with the muzzle and the employee's middle finger was partially amputated. The finger has been surgically reattached.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Ammunition
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high