Incident date: 2023-11-03
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was removing clumped absorbent from the bottom of a dust collector when the rotary valve at the base of the collector contacted the employee s right middle fingertip. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to the fingertip which required medical amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high