Incident date: 2022-02-02
NAICS industry code: 321918

On February 2, 2022, an employee was removing dust from a dust collection system when two of their left-hand fingers made contact with a paddle device on the dust collection system, resulting in fingertip amputations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high