Incident date: 2021-11-19
NAICS industry code: 541330

An employee was adjusting a wrench to tighten a bolt, part of repairs to a rail track. Another employee stepped on the wrench. The employee's right index finger was caught between the wrench and the bolt head, and the finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Wrenches-power not determined
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high