Incident date: 2020-03-13
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was positioning an oilfield drill bit when it fell from the connection fixture it was connected onto. The bit fell onto the employee's left ring fingertip and crushed it against the work surface. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Drill bits-unattached
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high