Incident date: 2017-10-14
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using an auger to dig a hole for a sign. The auger bit went down approximately 3.5 feet when it reached clay soil, which pulled the auger down toward the ground. The employee's right middle fingertip was then caught and amputated between the auger handle and the sidewalk.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Drilling machines, drilling augers
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high