Incident date: 2020-06-30
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was using a square pipe to dislodge material that was jammed in the outlet gate of a machine's oil filter. The square pipe pinched his left thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high