Incident date: 2025-02-27
NAICS industry code: 811310

On February 27, 2025, at approximately 2:27 PM, an electrician was removing a 3/4-inch length of metal conduit from an electric pipe threader. The threading machine activated and amputated their left ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Threading, tapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high