Incident date: 2020-05-05
NAICS industry code: 311211

An employee was attempting to unclog a flour build-up in the spout transition section of a flour distribution station when a rotary valve activated and amputated the distal joint of his right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high