Incident date: 2023-08-29
NAICS industry code: 221116

An employee was operating a loop injector. The loop injector had released from the diffuser at the top of the casing and started climbing up the loop toward the loop holder. While reversing the loop installer back down, the employee's glove became caught in a gear and sprocket which resulted in a left index finger amputation at the first knuckle. A finger was also fractured and his left middle finger required stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high