Incident date: 2017-11-07
NAICS industry code: 722210

An employee was cleaning out a tortilla machine when the employee's finger was caught and amputated between the conveyor belt and the machine's roller. The belt and rollers were not guarded at the time.

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