Incident date: 2021-06-18
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was carrying natural gas pipe fittings out of a trailer. One of the fittings fell and struck the employee's right thumb as the employee tried to catch it. The thumb was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Pipe fittings, collars
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high