Incident date: 2016-03-28
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was standing on a drill rig and stepped on the flight of an auger to pull the swing radius barricade tape into position. The auger tilted over and hit the employee's hand, which was positioned on the counterweight of the drill rig. The employee's left index finger was lacerated and fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate