Incident date: 2015-02-12
NAICS industry code: 311615

Employee was pumping emulsified turkey meat up a tube to a dryer unit. The system became clogged. When he disconnected the tube from the pump, he found the tube clear and stuck his finger in the opening to the pump, which was still running, resulting in an amputation.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high