Incident date: 2018-08-30
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was helping guide a pipe into place to connect to rig equipment. His left hand was caught between the pipe flange and the rig equipment's frame, and his ring finger was pinched. The tip was amputated. Personal protective equipment and impact gloves were being worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high