Incident date: 2022-10-29
NAICS industry code: 332811

An employee was trying to unjam 1,700-pound steel pipes. A pipe rolled back and crushed his fingers against another pipe. His left little finger was amputated and the ring finger was injured, requiring stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high