Incident date: 2021-07-19
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was moving a section of PVC pipe to a pipe rack when their left hand was caught and crushed between the section of pipe and the rack.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate