Incident date: 2023-05-22
NAICS industry code: 237120

At about 9:15 a.m. on May 22, 2023, an employee was using a 5-pound hammer to remove the weld on a pipe support and knock the support lose. The hammer missed the support; the employee's left index finger struck the support and was lacerated and broken. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structures and surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high