Incident date: 2023-05-25
NAICS industry code: 237110

At about 9:45 a.m. on May 25, 2023, an employee was installing a spreader pipe on a 10-by-10 manhole box. While the pipe was being moved into position, the spreader slipped. The employee's thumb was caught in an eyehole and pinched between the spreader and the receiver, causing an amputation to the thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high