Incident date: 2015-04-18
NAICS industry code: 611310

An employee suffered a partial amputation of the left middle finger when a wedge was being inserted between two flanges using a chain fall to secure an opening on a gas line gasket and the top flange slammed down onto the employee's finger after the chain fall gave way.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
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