Incident date: 2023-01-10
NAICS industry code: 332722

An employee was replacing the dust collection barrel of a dust collector. As the employee's right hand was near the machine's auger, the auger activated and contacted their index, middle, and ring fingers, resulting in amputations to the second knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high