Incident date: 2023-02-10
NAICS industry code: 311611

A temporary employee was performing tasks on the cold scale when a beef carcass became lodged on the peroxyacetic acid wash cabinet as it moved down the automated line. As the employee dislodged the carcass from cabinet, his hand became caught between the carcass and the cabinet, resulting in amputation of the little fingertip.

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