Incident date: 2016-12-08
NAICS industry code: 311340

An employee was attempting to clear a clump of starch from an overhead duster when the plate that controls the flow of the starch closed and amputated the employee's right-hand index, middle, and ring fingertips. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high