Incident date: 2022-08-10
NAICS industry code: 336340

An employee was working on an assembly line, using a low-speed tool with a rotation shaft to torque down a fitting. Her glove became entangled in the rotation shaft, causing the amputation of her left ring fingertip at the last joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Turning handtools-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate