Incident date: 2015-07-28
NAICS industry code: 481212

An employee was connecting a pneumatic-charged hose to a piston assembly when the piston started operating. His left-hand little finger was amputated near the first digit and his ring finger was amputated near the second digit. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Airplane-propeller-driven or piston engine
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high