Incident date: 2018-09-18
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was holding a bearing and shaft while using a hammer when the hammer hit his left middle finger, causing an avulsion that resulted in a surgical amputation at the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high