Incident date: 2021-05-06
NAICS industry code: 336414

Two employees were working to cut and remove a 12-inch neck flange and replace it with a pipe section. Both employees pulled the flange out. The 50 to 60 pound flange then pinched and amputated the right middle fingertip of one of the employees.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high