Incident date: 2018-05-30
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was attempting to unclog a rotary airlock feeder. The valve cycled while the employee's right hand was in the point of operation resulting in amputation of the index finger. The airlock feeder 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: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high