Incident date: 2023-08-21
NAICS industry code: 311513

An employee was clearing a jam in a rotary valve when his right middle fingertip was amputated. The equipment was guarded 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, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high