Incident date: 2017-10-24
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was operating a roll groover to press a groove into the ends of pipe for coupling purposes. He was checking the depth of the groove with his right index finger when it was caught in the point of operation, amputating it between the first and second knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high