Incident date: 2021-10-05
NAICS industry code: 811310

On October 5, 2021, an employee was servicing a metal forming machine. As the employee put a torque wrench on a fastener, it fell onto the employee's left thumb. The nail and flesh on the tip of the thumb were torn off.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Wrenches-power not determined
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high