Incident date: 2024-11-09
NAICS industry code: 339113

On November 9, 2024, an employee was lubricating a drive chain while it was moving, and his left thumb was caught by the chain. The employee was hospitalized with an injured thumb, which required surgery. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate