Incident date: 2016-02-26
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was beveling a pipe with a grinder. The employee put down the grinder after beveling the pipe, placed his hand on the elevated skid, and looked into the pipe. The pipe started to roll and crushed his right index finger, which was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high