Incident date: 2016-12-19
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was attempting to repair a small portable pneumatic barrel pump that appeared to be frozen. The employee had his left ring finger inside the pump plunger when it activated, amputating his left ring finger.

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