Incident date: 2025-04-02
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was installing the bottom bolt on a flange when a horizontal supporting board shifted, causing the flange to tilt toward the employee and the employee's left ring finger was caught between flanges. The employee sustained an amputation to the left ring fingertip including soft tissue and the tuft.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Pipe fittings, collars
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high