Incident date: 2022-02-23
NAICS industry code: 531312

An employee was in a scissor lift, removing a valve connected to a steel utility pipe. The valve came down and crushed his left middle finger against the guardrail of the scissor lift. The fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high