Incident date: 2024-07-02
NAICS industry code: 311514

An employee was working on a blending line and connecting a rotary valve to the bagging. He attempted to clear some powder stuck on the rotary valve while the blades were moving, resulting in the amputation of his right middle fingertip.

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