Incident date: 2019-12-31
NAICS industry code: 213111

During drill rig set up, a raised piece of drill pipe slipped out of the pipe stop housing that keeps the pipe from moving when placed in the upright rack and an employee's left thumb was caught and crushed between the pipe and the housing. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate