Incident date: 2023-07-21
NAICS industry code: 311314

An employee was checking the super sack under a rotary valve. As the employee went to dislodge sugar in the equipment, the rotary airlock amputated a portion of the employee's left ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Valves, nozzles
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high