Incident date: 2023-09-25
NAICS industry code: 311111

An employee was operating a mixer when it became jammed. They went to dislodge a piece of product from the machine when three fingers on their right hand became caught in the mixer blade, resulting in three amputations.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high