Incident date: 2018-07-31
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was washing out a cement mixer when he noticed a rock in the hopper that was interfering with proper operation. While he was removing it, the blade on the auger caused the partial amputation of his right middle fingertip. The mixer was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high