Incident date: 2021-12-07
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was placing a covering on the discharge duct of a sugar hopper. The employee's fingers contacted the motor blades in the sugar feeder valve and the employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated.

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: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high