Incident date: 2018-08-29
NAICS industry code: 332999

On August 29, 2018, an employee was using a threading machine on a 1-inch by 10-inch steel pipe. The pipe holder actuated while the employee's right hand was on the pipe, crushing the employee's right index finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Threading and tapping machines
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate