Incident date: 2021-02-09
NAICS industry code: 221122

An employee was adjusting the limit switch on an air-operated valve when the valve actuated, catching his left index finger between the position indicator and the limit switch and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high