Incident date: 2019-06-24
NAICS industry code: 323111

An employee was troubleshooting a noise on a conveyor. Noticing some oil dripping off the chain as it ran, he reached to stop the machine; the chain caught the rag he was using and pulled his left ring finger into the chain, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-chain
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high