Incident date: 2025-08-25
NAICS industry code: 541618

An employee was fixing hydraulic tongs when the tong gears amputated their left hand, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Rig tongs, power tongs
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate