Incident date: 2024-07-30
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was unloading parts from a conveyor and placing them in boxes. He reached for a part and his rubber-coated glove got caught by the conveyor. His right middle finger was then pulled into the conveyor resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Conveyors  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high