Incident date: 2022-02-02
NAICS industry code: 424430

An employee attempted to unclog a cheese conveyor when their fingers contacted a moving auger, resulting in two fingertip amputations. The conveyor was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-screw, auger
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high