Incident date: 2024-10-17
NAICS industry code: 332420

An employee was removing a steel band that was around a stack of steel pipes. One of the pipes fell approximately 42 inches and struck the employee's left foot, resulting in a an amputation to their left big toe at the top joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Pipes, tubes  metal
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high