Incident date: 2024-04-26
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee had been feeding pipe into a straightener when a jam occurred. The employee was troubleshooting a pipe that did not feed all the way off the conveyor, when another pipe kicked in. Their right middle finger was caught between the two pipes and was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high