Incident date: 2019-11-25
NAICS industry code: 213112

An operator was lowering a poly pipe into the bell hole for a poly fuse tie-in. The injured employee was in the hole receiving the pipe when the pipe shifted and crushed his hand against the poly machine. The employee's right thumb and right index finger were crushed. The thumb nail and part of the thumb were removed. The index finger was degloved and later amputated at the hospital.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high