Incident date: 2021-11-03
NAICS industry code: 311520

An employee was removing a clog of cookie crumbs from a mixing machine when his glove caught onto the rotating paddles, resulting in amputation of his right middle and ring fingertips. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high