Incident date: 2020-03-11
NAICS industry code: 324121

An employee was accessing the vane feeder to clean it out. The employee removed the cover and proceeded to clean out the vane feeder with his right hand. The employee's right index finger was caught in the machine resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle. The machine was in operation at the time.

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