Incident date: 2025-01-27
NAICS industry code: 221115

An employee was de-torquing the gearbox from the main shaft bolts for the removal of the gearbox. The hydraulic 5-head torque head popped off the bolt and struck the employee's left middle finger, resulting in an amputation above the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Wrenches, ratchets
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high