Incident date: 2018-08-24
NAICS industry code: 213112

A flowback operator was cutting a hole in a 55-gallon poly drum. The knife closed on his left little finger, cutting it. He was hospitalized; the finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high