Incident date: 2018-12-24
NAICS industry code: 311412

An employee was cleaning a masa pump. As he was removing residue from the intake, the tip of his left middle finger was amputated. The product intake cover had been removed at the time of the incident.

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