Incident date: 2022-03-09
NAICS industry code: 327390

On March 9, 2022, an employee was replacing a bolt that connected two metal frames. The portion of the bolt extending through a welded nut on one of the frames was bent, and when the employee tried to remove the bolt, the bent end struck his left index finger and caused an amputation (without bone loss).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high