Incident date: 2024-08-14
NAICS industry code: 327213

Three employees were cleaning out a dust collector that had jammed. They removed they auger to facilitate cleaning. The injured employee's right hand became entangled in a rotary airlock valve, resulting in an amputation of the first digit of their right index finger that required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Cleaning machinery, appliances  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high