Incident date: 2016-08-16
NAICS industry code: 314999

An employee was cleaning fiber from vacuum tubing that had a cut-off valve (piston). The piston closed on his hand, amputating his left-hand index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high