Incident date: 2018-04-19
NAICS industry code: 424910

An employee was using pneumatic nippers to cut line stake material. As he made a cut, the tip of his left hand was caught in the nippers. He suffered a left thumb tip amputation.

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