Incident date: 2022-04-18
NAICS industry code: 311423

An employee was working on a dehydrator circulation fan that was moving due to centrifugal force. The employee attempted to stop the fan with a wrench. His hand was forced into the framework resulting in a partial amputation to the right middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high