Incident date: 2016-03-22
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was lifting an 8" pipe to place it on a pickup truck when the pipe slipped out of his hand and fell on his right index finger. The pipe severed his index fingertip, which had to be surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate