Incident date: 2022-04-07
NAICS industry code: 311111

An employee was removing crusted debris from the sheeter/extraction belt with his left hand when his fingers were caught between the drive roller and tension roller resulting in a degloving injury and amputation of four fingers on the left hand. The machine was 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