Incident date: 2022-06-08
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was using a metal paddle to scrape the side of a hopper. The paddle was pulled into the hopper and the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the handle of the paddle and the guarding bars. The fingertip was degloved and the injury required surgical amputation to the fingertip.

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