Incident date: 2022-06-28
NAICS industry code: 238910

Two employees were installing an 8-inch C-900 watermain pipe. The pipe was shoved home while one of them still had his fingers in it. His left index and middle fingers were caught between two pieces of pipe and the fingertips were amputated.

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