Incident date: 2023-07-31
NAICS industry code: 445292

An employee was processing butter to be formed into specialty items and flower designs. The employee went to grab the shaped butter when their hand was pinched between the rising metallic plate and the top of the machine. They were hospitalized for a right finger fracture at the knuckle that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate