Incident date: 2016-10-04
NAICS industry code: 311412

A maintenance employee was cleaning out a pump and attempted to flick out a piece of meat. His hand became stuck, and he sustained a partial amputation of his right index finger when he pulled out his hand. The pump was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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