Incident date: 2019-07-08
NAICS industry code: 611699

An employee was pulling weeds and trimming bushes using a hedge trimmer. The trimmer severed the employee's first finger and severely cut the second 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), n.e.c.
severity: high