Incident date: 2024-07-12
NAICS industry code: 452311

An employee was inspecting a meat grinder. The grinder activated while his left hand was still inside it, resulting in an amputation to his left index finger at the second knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Meat grinders
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high