Incident date: 2018-12-24
NAICS industry code: 322291

The high density clean out drain knife gate valve was stuck in the open position. When the employee attempted to confirm the knife gate valve was closed, by feel, the knife gate valve closed on the employee's fingers causing the amputation of three fingertips on the right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high