Incident date: 2025-08-06
NAICS industry code: 236220

A crew was using a cable to extract a drilled shaft pier casing from the ground after concrete had been placed inside of the shaft to keep the dirt in place. One employee went to pry the casing loose using a 2 x 4 when the cable device was moved, resulting in the employee's right thumb being crushed between the 2 x 4 and the pier casing. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Drilling and extraction machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate