Incident date: 2024-08-25
NAICS industry code: 311513

On August 25, 2024, an employee was servicing a pneumatic valve. He hooked the air supply line to the valve and actuated it, causing the valve to roll. He was stabilizing the valve with his left hand when it closed, amputating his left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high