Incident date: 2021-02-13
NAICS industry code: 325211

On February 13, 2021, an employee was working to unjam a pelletizer machine when their finger was caught by an auger blade and partially amputated. The machine had been turned off, and a guard was open at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high