Incident date: 2015-01-26
NAICS industry code: 311615

A positive displacement pump that marinates chicken was clogged. An employee removed the hose that was secured with a clamp and stuck his finger into the pump. The impellers on the pump amputated the tip of the employee's finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high