Incident date: 2018-07-02
NAICS industry code: 238330

An employee was clearing gypsum from a pump trailer machine's hopper while standing on the machine's auger. The machine started unexpectedly and twisted his right foot into the opening below the auger. His first toe was badly damaged, the second was partially cut off, and the third was lacerated. The machine was off but had been switched to an automatic setting at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Pumps
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Toes(s), toenail(s)
severity: high