Incident date: 2018-02-16
NAICS industry code: 238220

At approximately 10:30 AM on 02/16/2018, an employee was working with a crew of pipe fitters and plumbers, moving a long steel pipe into position in a designated area. The crew was using a portable lift to move the pipe onto cricket. The pipe spun and struck the employee's left foot resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Overhead hoists, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: high