Incident date: 2019-07-17
NAICS industry code: 333611

An employee was screwing a nut onto a bolt using a battery-powered torque tool when their left index fingertip was pinched between the tool and the bolt. The fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Turning handtools-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high