Incident date: 2023-06-10
NAICS industry code: 213112

Employees were using a machine to connect two pipes at the joint. One pipe was in the joint while the other pipe was held level by a crane with a synthetic sling. The injured employee's right ring finger was caught between the sling and a pipe component, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high