Incident date: 2020-02-11
NAICS industry code: 333618

While disconnecting a quick-connect hose fitting, an employee's finger was pinched between the quick-connect fitting and a steel pallet resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Pipe fittings, collars
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high