Incident date: 2025-08-26
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was beveling the end of an 8-inch PVC pipe when his left thumb contacted the blade of the battery-powered beveling tool, resulting in a laceration. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Other handtools  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate