Incident date: 2021-03-29
NAICS industry code: 332611

An employee was charging a gas spring to pressure when the gas spring blew apart, injuring his right hand, left hand, and abdomen. The employee suffered the amputation of three fingers on his right hand and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
code_source: title: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high