Incident date: 2017-03-01
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was clearing a jam from the crystallizer machine when her hand was caught in the rotating throat resulting in amputation of her hand. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: high