Incident date: 2017-11-11
NAICS industry code: 311511

An employee was working on a malfunctioning stem valve on the line. The employee's finger was inside the valve when 8 pounds of pressure came on and the valve closed on the employee's right third finger, removing the tip of the nail and some skin.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate