HANDLING OF MATERIALS at BYK Additives Inc.
Employee was replacing paddles on 400 HP Pug Mill Assembly. His co-worker was rotating the shaft. The employee's left hand was placed on the lip of the shaft housing & as the shaft rotated, the employee's left hand pinky finger got pinched b/w rotating leading edge of the spiral screw conveyor & shaft housing.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration