Incident date: 2024-03-26
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was connecting a hose to a batter mix pump to assemble the batter machine when their hand slipped and was caught in the impeller of the pump, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Mixers, blenders, whippers food and beverage
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high