Incident date: 2023-02-23
NAICS industry code: 325199

On February 23, 2023, an employee was cleaning an auger in preparation to run product through. As the employee was cleaning the auger, their right middle finger was caught by the screw and housing, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high