Incident date: 2016-10-10
NAICS industry code: 221118

On October 10, 2016, an employee was installing and positioning a regulator on a platform. His left hand was holding the base of the regulator about 1.5 inches above the tie down when his second fingertip was pinched between the regulator and the platform. His fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Electric parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high