Incident date: 2024-10-16
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was replacing the auger inside an open mixer. When the auger was set inside the outer shaft, it moved back into place, dropping down approximately 2 to 4 inches. The employee was still holding onto the auger, and his left little finger was crushed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Agitators, mixers earth, mineral
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate