Incident date: 2020-12-08
NAICS industry code: 325312

An employee was helping a mechanic troubleshoot a dust collector. While attempting to clear a blockage, the employee's right hand came into contact with rotating machinery within the dust collector, resulting in an amputation of the fingertips on their middle and index fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high