Incident date: 2020-11-14
NAICS industry code: 311919

On November 14, 2020, an employee was mixing burrito ingredients in a mixer. The auger ejected the food mix from the machine. As the employee was trying to get out more of the mix, the auger amputated the end of the employee's right index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high