Incident date: 2022-09-12
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was rolling a 20-inch pipe weighing approximately 1,000 pounds by hand to prepare for shipment. The employee's right little finger was pinched between two pipes and crushed, resulting in an amputation.

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), unspecified
severity: high