Incident date: 2018-02-08
NAICS industry code: 713920

An employee had entered a belt conveyor motor room to troubleshoot it when his right jacket sleeve was caught on the conveyor belt, pulling his arm into and between the conveyor belt and drum tensioner. He suffered a broken hand, wrist, and arm and a dislocated elbow, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Ski lifts, nonrail amusement rides, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
severity: moderate