Incident date: 2024-04-12
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was placing an 8-inch pipe fitting into a toolbox. The fitting slipped and caught the employee's finger against other items in the box. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Pipe fittings, collars
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high