Incident date: 2016-06-03
NAICS industry code: 325998

An employee was re-assembling a cooler rotary valve after shut down. Before installing the cover, he felt inside the piping to check for moisture when the blade made contact with his left-hand middle finger, partially amputating the fingertip under the nail.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high