Incident date: 2017-04-14
NAICS industry code: 335932

An employee was operating a machinery line to make PVC pipes when a pipe became stuck or misaligned. The employee was attempting to fix the problem when his right middle and ring fingers were smashed between two pipes, amputating the fingers to the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high