Incident date: 2017-08-04
NAICS industry code: 722310

An employee was using a floor mixer with a blade attachment when the blade popped out and the machine quit running. The employee put the blade back in place and the machine engaged. The employee's left hand was caught by the blade, possibly amputating a finger.

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