Incident date: 2025-06-20
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was helping assemble a reciprocating process gas compressor. During the installation of the piston and rod assembly, his gloved left index fingertip was pinched between the piston and the cylinder liner. A piece of flesh at his fingertip was crushed and amputated, remaining in the glove.

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