Incident date: 2020-07-29
NAICS industry code: 311513

An employee was removing cheese curd from a plugged line when the rotating star valve amputated approximately 3/4-inch of his right index fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Dairy and milk processing machinery-specialized
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high