Incident date: 2023-10-21
NAICS industry code: 112310

On October 21, 2023, at approximately 8:30 AM, an employee was performing repairs on a seal and filter cap assembly on an egg white filler tower to stop a leak. The piston was activated and the employee's right thumb tip was pinched between the filter cap and seal, resulting in a partial amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Bottling, canning, filling machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high