Incident date: 2015-10-23
NAICS industry code: 336611

A marine machinist was assisting qualified riggers in installing an approximately 400 to 500 pound pump when his left middle finger got caught between the pump and pump plate, subsequently amputating the tip of the middle finger without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high