Incident date: 2020-06-18
NAICS industry code: 311514

An employee was assisting in the loading of raw milk onto a truck when the pressure within the tank equalized and the pressure relief valve shut. The employee's right index finger was caught in the valve and the fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high