Incident date: 2015-03-02
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was lifting a pipe into place with a hoist. The pipe came loose and caught his right hand between the pipe and a fusion machine. The pipe was rigged with a choker but not shackled.  The employee's right little finger was crushed and he was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate