Incident date: 2023-12-05
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was cleaning a hammer mill dryer. The employee's left thumb was crushed between the dryer doors as they closed, causing a partial amputation to the thumb.

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