Incident date: 2023-12-03
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was assisting with moving a 12-inch PVC pipe. The pipe shifted, pinching the employee's left index finger against a support post. The employee's finger was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate