Incident date: 2023-09-11
NAICS industry code: 311119

An employee climbed off a catwalk onto the frame of a corn roller mill to observe the cause of a roller machine malfunction. The employee lost his balance and his left hand contacted the corn rollers, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Feed grinders, crushers, mixers-agricultural
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high