Incident date: 2021-05-27
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was trying to find a test sample that had been placed into a pipe. As her finger entered the expulsion port, the pneumatic valve closed, amputating the bottom pad of her right middle finger near the tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high