Incident date: 2020-05-31
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was installing pipes for highway construction. Two of the employee's fingers were crushed between a girder and a PVC pipe. The employee underwent surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate