Incident date: 2018-08-17
NAICS industry code: 311513

At approximately 11:15 a.m., on August 17, 2018, an employee was attempting to clear a powder buildup that was stuck in a dryer's rotary valve when the employee's right-hand fingers contacted the rotary valve, amputating the ring, middle, and pinky fingers. The rotary valve was not turned off and/or locked out at the time of the incident.

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