Incident date: 2015-04-30
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee reached into a 12-inch pipe opening and a hydraulic valve closed on his left hand, partially amputating three fingers and causing skin loss to the back of his hand. He was hospitalized.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high