Incident date: 2024-08-26
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was holding an actuator valve that was attached to air to keep it open, but it was depressurized and closed on his left middle finger. It amputated the tip of his finger and caused an open avulsion fracture of the last joint and an avulsed fingernail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high