Incident date: 2015-12-09
NAICS industry code: 311212

An employee attempted to clean rice bran from the trunk of a whitening machine. His right hand contacted a rotating blade, amputating 1 inch of his middle finger. The machine was not locked out 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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high