Finger Injury while setting up pipe cutting operation

Description of Incident

A crew member was setting up a pipe cutting machine in a vertical position to cut welding that was done on a jumper for repair, when they suffered a finger injury. The crew member opened a supply valve on an air caddy with his left hand, while his right hand was on a scaffold tube supporting the equipment, and suddenly the equipment moved. The crew member got their right middle finger trapped in between the scaffolding tube and the lower part of the cutting machine protruding part.

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