Incident date: 2015-12-09
NAICS industry code: 336330

An employee was helping a second employee remove bolts from a steel plate attached to an axel fixture. One employee was using an air wrench to loosen bolts while the second employee was using a wrench to hold onto the bolt. The first employee loosened the bolt, and the plate slid down and struck the second employee's right index finger, amputating the tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high