Incident date: 2023-02-17
NAICS industry code: 325211

An employee was cleaning an auger feed screw during a maintenance shutdown period. While cleaning, the employee manually turned the auger screw with their left hand and a finger was pinched by the auger, resulting in a partial amputation without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high