Incident date: 2018-11-27
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was rinsing off the hen line and noticed a shackle that was off the rail. He reached to put it back on the rail and caught his right thumb in the shackle. The thumb was amputated between the first and second joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high