Incident date: 2018-04-05
NAICS industry code: 238140

An employee was adding mortar to a mixer when he noticed some build-up inside the mixer. He was attempting to clean the build-up when the mixer's rotating blade caught his gloved left hand, amputating his index finger and damaging his middle finger (possible amputation).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Agitators, mixers-earth, mineral
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high