Incident date: 2018-05-26
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was unscrewing a 2-inch iron elbow from a 2-inch iron straight pipe. The pipe shifted, and his left index finger was pinched between the elbow and the pipe. His left index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high