Incident date: 2023-03-16
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was repairing a small leak in a chilled water line using a threading machine to remove a fitting from a piece of pipe. As the employee adjusted the wrench, the machine activated. The employee's right index fingertip was caught between the wrench and a support bar and amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Threading and tapping machines
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high