Incident date: 2021-05-03
NAICS industry code: 311224

An employee was using a metal rod to unclog an auger system that had clogged with cotton lint. The machine caught the rod and crushed his right middle finger. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-screw, auger
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate