Incident date: 2023-06-23
NAICS industry code: 325211

At 2:00 AM on June 23, 2023, an employee was using a torque gun to loosen bolts on a piece of equipment. While positioning the torque gun onto a bolt, the trigger on the torque gun was pressed. The metal arm of the torque gun moved and struck the employee's finger, causing an open fracture and amputation of his right middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Impact wrenches-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high