Incident date: 2015-03-30
NAICS industry code: 311211

An employee sustained a thumb amputation when he attempted to unclog a rotary valve. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high