Incident date: 2024-12-10
NAICS industry code: 311513

On December 10, 2024, an employee was removing built-up cheese in a machine on a line. The employee's right index finger came into contact with a stationary wire and was amputated at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high