Incident date: 2025-04-18
NAICS industry code: 562998

An employee was operating a torque gun to tighten a lug nut on the front wheel of a truck. He pressed the power button when a moving paddle contacted the tip of his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Wrenches, ratchets
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high