Incident date: 2018-12-04
NAICS industry code: 423810

An employee was moving a gate valve to a different pallet. His left middle fingertip was caught between two hand wheels (one used to open and close that valve, one for another valve) and amputated.

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