Incident date: 2022-10-28
NAICS industry code: 311812

On October 28, 2022, an employee was cleaning an air compressor when their middle finger was amputated above the first knuckle. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Air compressors
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high