Incident date: 2022-12-15
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was installing a first-stage impeller in a centrifugal chiller during reassembly. The impeller moved forward quickly and crushed a finger on the employee's right hand, causing a fingertip amputation without bone loss.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high