Incident date: 2019-01-26
NAICS industry code: 424470

An employee was clearing a jam in the chute of a running machine and was caught by the auger. The employee sustained the amputation of the right index finger to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high