Incident date: 2017-08-09
NAICS industry code: 111411

An employee was cleaning out a peat auger when his right hand contacted the spinning auger blade, lacerating his index finger and requiring surgery. The auger was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Agricultural and garden machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate