Incident date: 2024-11-13
NAICS industry code: 623110

An employee was using a pole driver to install a fence post outside the food service area. The pole driver jammed, causing it to land on his left ring fingertip, amputating the fingertip. The middle finger was also lacerated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
code_source: title: Striking and nailing handtools  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high