Incident date: 2019-10-23
NAICS industry code: 331492

A contract mechanic was doing maintenance on a baghouse machine. The machine's moving parts amputated the tip of the mechanic's left thumb.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high