Incident date: 2025-07-07
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was attempting to transfer an iron pipe from the threader machine using a crane. When the employee grabbed ahold of straps used to move the iron pipe and pushed down on the strap, their left hand was caught between the strap and the iron pipe. The employee sustained an injury to the fingers of the hand that required surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Cranes  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate