Incident date: 2024-05-15
NAICS industry code: 236220

Employees were developing a plan to inspect/reinstall a perforated plate (precipitator transition piece) that dropped out from underneath the east inlet nozzle. The injured employee's left hand became caught in the plate when it slid, amputating their middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running
code_source: title: Panels, sheets, plates  metal
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high