Incident date: 2024-05-06
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was clearing a clog out of a line when the air line was pulled from the valve depleting the air in it, which caused the valve to close on their left thumb. They sustained a partial amputation of the top of the thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high