Incident date: 2016-06-05
NAICS industry code: 311822

An employee was repairing dough dividers and was releasing tension on the sprocket and chain using a screwdriver. The screwdriver slipped, and the employee's thumb tip was caught and amputated in the chain and sprocket assembly.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high