Incident date: 2024-06-12
NAICS industry code: 562211

An employee was attempting to open a valve next to an outdoor tank. The valve broke loose and the employee's left middle fingertip got caught between the flange and the tool he was using, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Handtools  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high