Incident date: 2016-08-24
NAICS industry code: 327215

An employee was changing a silicone drum attached to a pump. A raised piston on the pump fell 6 inches and pinched the employee's thumb between the base of the piston and the plate resulting in the amputation of the side of the employee's thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high