Incident date: 2025-01-27
NAICS industry code: 221118

An employee was troubleshooting a reverse air valve that was stuck open. The employee was working to close the valve as part of the isolation procedure. The valve closed and amputated the employee's left ring fingertip.

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