Incident date: 2015-12-29
NAICS industry code: 311615

Maintenance employees were working on the leg quarter conveyor belt.  They made and placed a steel bracket/guide above a chain like belt where it made a 20-30 degree bend around a corner to prevent the belt from popping off.  While the belt was running, the injured employee saw there was a rough edge on top of the bracket/guide, so the employee reached to feel the top of the bracket/guide and his hand was pinched between the belt and the guide.  His left thumb was amputated above the knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high