Incident date: 2024-07-31
NAICS industry code: 811111

An employee was assisting with tightening an axle. The torque wrench being used slipped and pinched their left little finger against the frame, resulting in a crushing injury and a partial amputation that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Wrenches, ratchets
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high