Incident date: 2023-01-16
NAICS industry code: 327120

An employee was helping to clear a clog of compacted dust in the silo and rotary valve on the dust collection system when they sustained an amputation of the right thumb above the first joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high