Incident date: 2022-10-19
NAICS industry code: 311513

An employee was operating a cheese curd auger and was attempting to clear cheese from the chute when his right ring finger was caught by the auger, causing a partial amputation of the distal portion of the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high