Incident date: 2017-11-09
NAICS industry code: 311412

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of dough from a press mixer when the employee's right hand contacted the rotating auger, amputating the right ring finger. The press mixer was guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high