Incident date: 2025-06-24
NAICS industry code: 326299

On June 24, 2025, a maintenance technician was clearing out a jam on a flocking machine. Their right hand contacted the augers in the recovery vent resulting in a ring fingertip amputation. The recovery vent pipe was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Other metal, wood, and special material machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high