Incident date: 2024-03-13
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was operating a seasoning hopper when their left hand contacted the auger bit at the bottom of the hopper, resulting in a laceration and the medical amputation of their middle and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high