Incident date: 2017-04-05
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was unjamming product from a machine when the equipment started and the employee's left hand was caught in the auger resulting in amputation of three fingers. The auger guard was not in place at the time.

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