Incident date: 2018-07-01
NAICS industry code: 424430

An employee was performing maintenance on the multi-port valve in a process line. While he was rebuilding the valve (the valve was out of the valve body), the solenoid was activated. The airline blew off the valve and the valve closed on his left pinky finger, amputating it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high