Incident date: 2017-06-21
NAICS industry code: 221112

On June 21, 2017, at approximately 2:45 p.m., an employee was removing a 4-inch water valve from a line when the employee's right pinky finger was pinched between the valve and pipe, amputating it just above the first knuckle.

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