Incident date: 2022-11-09
NAICS industry code: 561730

An employee was operating a hedge trimmer to trim a bush. While clearing a branch out of the way, the employee's left little finger became caught in the hedge trimmer, resulting in amputation of the 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