Incident date: 2016-10-17
NAICS industry code: 541690

An employee was rebuilding an intensifier on a high-pressure pump when the machine became energized by a remote operator. The piston on the pump extended on a hydraulic cylinder while the employee's hands were in the machine, pinching and amputating a finger between the cylinder and machine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high