Incident date: 2022-02-11
NAICS industry code: 336611

A temporary employee was using a hammer to remove loosened coupling bolts from the main shaft coupling in the shaft alley of a submarine. The hammer struck his left middle finger, causing an open fracture to the tuft of the last joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hammers-power not determined
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate