Incident date: 2024-05-04
NAICS industry code: 493120

An employee was repairing a tank diverter valve after removal and applying compressed air to an open valve when they sustained a partial amputation to their left index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high