Incident date: 2017-08-08
NAICS industry code: 325180

An employee was cleaning an energized rotary valve when it amputated the employee's right index finger at the second joint. The valve was not locked out at the time.

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