Incident date: 2023-12-18
NAICS industry code: 238120

On December 18, 2023, an employee was loading a truck with cement powder using a silo belt and pulley when the silo motor stopped. The employee attempted to free the silo belt when their right hand was pulled into the pulley, resulting in an index finger amputation and broken thumb.

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