Incident date: 2023-11-03
NAICS industry code: 321918

On November 3, 2023, an employee was replacing a flange when his left thumb was caught between the flange and a pneumatic butterfly air valve, resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high