Incident date: 2017-11-14
NAICS industry code: 325520

An employee was attempting to remove adhesive from the gate valve while the machine was in operation. The gate valve closed on the employee's right middle finger amputating the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high