Incident date: 2019-07-08
NAICS industry code: 326130

Two employees were checking on a clogged dust collector at a baghouse unit outside a facility. After the bag had been removed, one of the employees tried to unclog the collector. The fan blades amputated the employee's right middle and index fingertips.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high