Incident date: 2017-01-06
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was opening a valve he was repairing when he dropped the valve hand wheel. As he tried to catch it, the wheel crushed his middle fingertip, which had to be amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high