Incident date: 2015-09-30
NAICS industry code: 423390

An employee was loading pipe into a fusion machine when the pipe became crooked. The employee tried to remove the pipe by lifting it with a coworker. His right pinky and ring fingers got caught between the pipe, amputating his fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high