Incident date: 2021-10-20
NAICS industry code: 311930

An employee was unjamming debris in a food processor pump. Moving parts in the pump caused the amputation of the employee's right thumb tip. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high