Incident date: 2023-03-24
NAICS industry code: 311514

An employee was loading a tanker in a receiving bay when the valve on the tanker truck actuated. The employee's hand was on the valve handle when it moved inward and crushed his right index finger against the valve body. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high