Incident date: 2016-12-02
NAICS industry code: 311314

An employee was checking the sensor of a valve. As he was closing the lid, he lost control of it. When he attempted to grab the lid so it did not slam, it crushed and partially amputated his right third fingernail.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high