Incident date: 2018-05-21
NAICS industry code: 221118

An employee was part of a crew that was replacing piping and cable. While removing a pipe with a C-clamp, his left thumb and index fingers were caught between the C-clamp, causing an open fracture on his hand that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vises, clamps
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate