Incident date: 2018-05-23
NAICS industry code: 811310

On 05/23/18 at 3:00 p.m., an employee was assisting in pile driving operations. A drill bit was removed from the pile, and the employee's left thumb was caught in a pinch point on the hammer drill, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high