Incident date: 2018-07-12
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was changing a leaking valve on a POD with a wrench. While he was loosening the bolt, the wrench slipped off the bolt and his right middle finger was pinched between the wrench and the edge of the equipment, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Wrenches-power not determined
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high