Incident date: 2022-11-28
NAICS industry code: 541990

An employee was using a pellet mill and conditioner. After the machine had been turned off, it continued to spin and the employee's right middle finger came in contact with the paddles. They sustained an amputation above the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high