Incident date: 2015-12-29
NAICS industry code: 325199

An operator was packing out powders from the bottom spout on a ribbon blender.  The gate valve on the spout became clogged.  The employee reached into the spout while the blender was running resulting in the amputation of their left middle, ring and index fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high