Incident date: 2019-02-06
NAICS industry code: 311119

An employee was trying un-stop a conditioner on an extruder with a shovel when the shovel became caught in the machine and pushed his thumb against the conditioner housing. The tip of his right thumb was amputated between the nail and knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Extruding machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high