Incident date: 2023-11-16
NAICS industry code: 311513

On November 16, 2023, the injured employee was assisting a maintenance employee replace an air valve. The valve actuated and the spring amputated the injured employee's right middle finger just above the second knuckle.

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