Incident date: 2017-10-25
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was using a 10 lb. sledgehammer to secure pins to a metal form. As he was striking the last pin, the sledgehammer struck the small digit on his left hand, removing his fingernail and amputating the tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Sledges, sledgehammers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high