Incident date: 2025-08-22
NAICS industry code: 493130

On August 22, 2025, an employee was working to remove a blockage of grain from a spout in the basement. The gate was manually closed from the floor above to stop the flow of grain to the leg. The gate closed down on the employee, causing the amputation of their left middle fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Silos
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high