Incident date: 2018-07-24
NAICS industry code: 333319

An employee was changing the membrane for a reverse osmosis system when someone pushed the membrane into the tube. The employee's hand was then caught between the membrane and the tube, resulting in a right middle finger amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high