Incident date: 2022-06-21
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was adjusting a pipe by hitting it with a hammer when his fingertip was struck by the hammer, resulting in an avulsion that led to an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Striking and nailing handtools-nonpowered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high