Incident date: 2021-06-18
NAICS industry code: 326112

An employee and two co-workers were removing a feed hopper due to a piece of hard resin that had accumulated between the hopper and the mixer. When the hopper was dislodged from the mixer, it pivoted into a new position and contacted the employee's right pinky finger, crushing it between the hopper and the mezzanine floor and resulting in crush injuries and lacerations that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate