Incident date: 2015-08-05
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was trying to remove a piece of geo-fabric while installing a 24-foot stormwater pipe when his hand got caught between two sections of the pipe. He partially amputated his left ring finger and lacerated his left middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Concrete or clay pipes and conduits
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high