Incident date: 2021-05-25
NAICS industry code: 112112

An employee was using grain vacuum to clean up bad grain at the bottom of a corn grinder. The vacuum became clogged and as the employee tried to unclog it, the auger blades amputated the top of their right index and middle fingers.

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