Incident date: 2018-02-04
NAICS industry code: 111992

An employee was loading peanut stock onto a scale from a hopper. An inspection cover was removed and his hand was inside an inspection-hole opening when another employee started the fan. The fan blade then partially amputated his right middle finger.

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), unspecified
severity: high