Incident date: 2022-08-17
NAICS industry code: 322220

An employee was readying a machine to operate when he noticed the trim suction of the right tube was not as strong as the suction of the left tube. Finding a small gap where the tube was seated in the chopper inlet, he began to re-insert the tube back into the inlet. He then noticed a piece of tape on the edge of the inlet; as he was removing it, the suction from the trim blower pulled in his left hand. The trim chopper blade partially amputated his index and middle fingertips.

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