Incident date: 2018-04-29
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was attempting to remove cake batter from a hopper when the machine cycled, catching the employee's right thumb between the moving plunger and the fixed die cutter. The employee's right thumb tip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high