Incident date: 2025-02-16
NAICS industry code: 221118

An employee was attaching a turnbuckle to an auger. The turnbuckle slipped and the employee's left thumb was pinched between the turnbuckle and the auger resulting in a partial amputation of left thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Hoisting accessories  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high