Incident date: 2021-01-22
NAICS industry code: 325510

An employee was troubleshooting the slide gate valve at the top of a materials silo. As the employee was reviewing the operation of the valve, the valve actuated and pinched his left thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high