Incident date: 2024-11-05
NAICS industry code: 311411

An employee was cleaning potatoes from the peeler line when his index finger and thumb were pinched by the chain drive of a conveyor belt. The employee was hospitalized with crushed fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate