Incident date: 2017-03-11
NAICS industry code: 311930

An employee was cleaning a rotary valve machine when a coworker activated the machine, which then amputated the employee's index finger between the first knuckle and fingernail. The machine was not locked/tagged 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, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high