Incident date: 2022-04-14
NAICS industry code: 326291

An employee was cleaning a cryogenic deflasher and preparing to shut it down. The employee was reaching into the hopper when their right index finger was caught by the auger and the fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high