Incident date: 2019-08-17
NAICS industry code: 311919

An employee was cleaning out a tortilla machine. The pneumatic attachment to the masa pump had been removed to prepare for cleaning, and the rotor inside the pump amputated her right middle finger at the first knuckle.

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