Incident date: 2023-07-08
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using a chipping hammer to remove concrete from an existing barrier section when the tip of his left index finger was pinched between the edge of the concrete and the chipping hammer. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Hammers-powered
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high