Incident date: 2018-05-09
NAICS industry code: 311421

An employee was attempting to free an apple that was stuck in an auger when the employee's clothing became caught in the auger. The employee then suffered a left hand amputation at the wrist, broken bones, contusions, and lacerations.

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