Incident date: 2022-02-17
NAICS industry code: 336212

On February 17, 2022, at approximately 9:00 AM, employee 1 was assisting employee 2 with a repair on the bottom rail of a trailer. Employee 1 was holding an L-shaped piece of metal to assist employee 2, who was using a squeeze tool. As employee 2 activated the squeeze tool, employee 1's left hand was pulled into a pinch point on the tool, resulting in amputation of their left ring fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
code_source: title: Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high