Incident date: 2022-06-15
NAICS industry code: 332911

An employee was wiping the inside of a ball valve with a rag. The actuator cycled and the ball closed, amputating the employee's left middle fingertip.

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