Incident date: 2022-02-28
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was obtaining a sample of PVC from a rotary valve when his left middle and index fingers were caught in the valve, resulting in an amputation to both fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high