Incident date: 2017-12-06
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was shutting a latching mechanism on a piece of bakery equipment when his right hand and wrist were caught in the chain and gear. He suffered wrist injuries and a fingertip amputation. The equipment was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high