Incident date: 2022-01-05
NAICS industry code: 332911

An employee was using compressed air to open a butterfly valve. When the air stopped, the valve closed on the employee's thumb and amputated the tip.

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