Incident date: 2018-04-10
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was moving a 2-inch joint of pipe when the pipe struck the lid of a toolbox. The employee tried to catch the lid when it was closing, but it struck his left ring finger, resulting in an amputation before the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Boxes, crates, cartons
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high