Incident date: 2025-08-11
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was removing a piece of insulation that consisted of sheet metal wrapped over a ball valve. As he pulled the piece free, it became stuck; while he was freeing it, it cut through his glove into his right little finger and ring finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object handled by person  unspecified
code_source: title: Panels, sheets, plates  metal
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate