Incident date: 2024-11-17
NAICS industry code: 311119

An employee was collecting a sample from under an auger using a sample tube. The sample tube became clogged with dirt. He tapped it against the auger to dislodge the dirt when the auger contacted his middle finger, resulting in an amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high