Incident date: 2024-06-22
NAICS industry code: 445110

On June 22, 2024, an employee was attempting to clear a jam inside a pasta machine. While they were trying to move the dough through the auger, the auger shifted and the employee's right middle finger was pinched between the auger and the side of the machine. The finger was medically amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high