Incident date: 2015-11-06
NAICS industry code: 561720

An employee was spraying water with a hose onto the floor and auger. The employee removed the drain cap from the auger and attempted to remove a piece of meat. The employee's left middle finger got caught and amputated in the auger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Meat grinders
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high