Incident date: 2022-03-08
NAICS industry code: 311211

An employee was opening and adjusting the gate flow using a ratchet to clear the dust in the gate. When trying to clear out the dust, the ratchet went into the gate area and got caught on a conveyor. The employee's finger was pinched between the ratchet and the expanded metal grating, resulting in amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
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