Incident date: 2016-05-26
NAICS industry code: 331491

An employee was draining fluid from a cut pipe.  He took the magnet, which was raised by a crane, and raised one end of the two pieces of pipe. One of the pieces rolled loose of the magnet and the material fell onto the employee's left index finger, amputating the tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate