Incident date: 2016-02-02
NAICS industry code: 331111

A maintenance employee was cutting 36-inch pipe with a cutting torch when his right hand was crushed between the pipe flange and the cutting table. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate