Incident date: 2020-02-20
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was removing a chain binder holding a 54-inch concrete stormwater pipe. As he snapped the binder free, the chain released and caught his left index finger and thumb in the chain links. As a result, his left thumb tip was amputated and his left index finger was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Chains, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high