Incident date: 2025-07-24
NAICS industry code: 339999

An employee was packing candles on a line. They reached down to pick up a 12-pack of candles when their right little finger was caught in the conveyor belt, resulting in an amputation at the distal joint.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high