Incident date: 2016-04-08
NAICS industry code: 713110

A maintenance employee was using a sledge hammer to remove an end cap on an axle to a ride. The sledge hammer struck the employee's right pinky finger, crushing it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Sledges, sledgehammers
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate