Incident date: 2023-01-23
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was turning a pipe with a pipe wrench when the wrench slipped, pinching the employee's left index finger between the wrench and pipe resulting in amputation at the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Wrenches-power not determined
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high