Incident date: 2023-10-19
NAICS industry code: 311613

An employee was cleaning a mixer and using pressurized water to spray out debris. The mixer was running and the agitator shaft was rotating. As the employee sprayed the moving parts, their right hand became caught and was pulled into the front discharge area resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high