Incident date: 2023-08-02
NAICS industry code: 311812

Employees were performing maintenance on a mixer. They removed a plate to allow them to work on the machine, which exposed a dough buildup. The injured employee noticed the dough and went to remove it when the moving shaft partially amputated his right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high