Incident date: 2024-06-06
NAICS industry code: 221115

An employee was operating a hydraulic torque tool on a main bearing. The tool activated before the torque head was on the bolt. The employee's left little finger became caught between the reaction arm and the main bearing. The finger was crushed and the fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Gripping and turning handtools  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high