Incident date: 2023-06-22
NAICS industry code: 423990

An employee was clearing the access hole of a tank to loosen material. The employee's hammer was dropped into the airlock and their left hand was caught in the airlock. Three of the employee's left hand fingertips were amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high