Incident date: 2023-07-12
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was moving a metal pipe with a hydraulic hoist when the winch came down faster than expected. This caused the pipe to fall and as the employee went to catch it, his finger was pinched. The employee's right index finger was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high