Incident date: 2025-05-23
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was removing a buildup of dough on the blades of a machine. Once the blade was cleared of dough, the machine began a new cycle to cut more dough and the blade amputated the employee's fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high