Incident date: 2015-07-23
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee attempted to clear a jammed pork belly that had become lodged between the skinner and transfer conveyor in the curing department. The employee's left-hand ring, index, and pinky fingers were amputated after getting caught by the skinner's tooth roller and pulled into the machine.

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