Incident date: 2017-10-26
NAICS industry code: 236116

An employee was removing the barrel from a fire hydrant. As he removed the barrel, a pinch point was created. His left ring finger was caught in the pinch point, amputating his fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Hydrants
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high