Incident date: 2019-10-28
NAICS industry code: 326122

Two maintenance employees were trying to clear a clogged pipe using a small piece of metal. One of the employees was holding down the manual button on a solenoid so the gate would stay open. The employee holding the button let go of the button and the gate closed on the other employee's finger. He suffered a right middle fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high