Incident date: 2022-09-09
NAICS industry code: 332996

After cutting pipe with a cold saw, an employee was leaning over the saw to roll the pipe onto a pipe table with his left hand. The pneumatic pipe clamp activated and caught the tip of his left ring finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation and the removal of the nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high