Incident date: 2017-04-29
NAICS industry code: 311824

An employee was replacing an overhead chute that had a hole in it. He began to clean excess cake mix off of the auger when his hand contacted the sifter auger, amputating his index and middle fingers to the first knuckle. The auger 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, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high