Incident date: 2017-05-08
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was operating a forklift and reaching out to move a pipe when the pipe fell and crushed the employee's right thumb, amputating it with no bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high