Incident date: 2025-06-21
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was using an air-actuated pump to pump oil from a mill to a 55-gallon drum when the pump malfunctioned. The employee went to fix the pump when it activated and the piston contacted their left index fingertip, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Pumps  except oil well
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high