Incident date: 2024-01-10
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was emptying a small hopper into a larger hopper. When they pulled the return latch to return the small hopper to its original position, the employee's finger was caught between the hopper and the latch, resulting in an amputation to the distal phalanx.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Hoppers  except confined space
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high