Incident date: 2018-03-01
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was holding a handheld drill in one hand and using his other hand to place a bit in the drill when it unexpectedly energized. The glove he was wearing twisted around the drill and his left fourth fingertip was amputated. His fifth finger sustained a laceration that required stitches.

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