Incident date: 2015-11-19
NAICS industry code: 324121

An employee was cleaning wet materials from a dust auger and his left hand got caught inside the auger while in operation resulting in the amputation of the thumb tip.

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