Incident date: 2018-05-29
NAICS industry code: 424690

Two employees were inspecting a 3-way actuated ball valve that was not working properly. One employee went to the control room to switch the valve position in a different direction. The injured employee's left index finger entered the valve and the valve closed on his finger causing a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high