Incident date: 2024-10-28
NAICS industry code: 331221

An employee was helping to place a compression ring in an electric arc furnace using a hydraulic power tool. The employee was checking the high/low position of the ring when the power tool fell on their hand, resulting in an amputation of their left middle finger at the distal joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object  unspecified
code_source: title: Push-pull rams
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high