Incident date: 2019-09-16
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee working as a coating press operator noticed that the starch silo had jammed and was attempting to clear the jam. When the jammed starch cleared, the auger actuated and contacted the employee's hand. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right index finger, just below the first knuckle.

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