Incident date: 2016-05-19
NAICS industry code: 423330

An employee attempted to catch a bundle of shingles that was about to fall off the truck's conveyor. When he did this, he lost his balance placing his hand in a pinch point and amputating a portion of his right thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high