Incident date: 2023-01-12
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was installing a concrete stormwater pipe. The first piece was laid and the employee was guiding the second pipe into place and lost his footing. The employee's hand slipped out and he went to catch himself when his right index finger was caught between the two pipes coming together, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Slip without fall, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high