Incident date: 2023-05-10
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was troubleshooting an issue with an incline conveyor track when his left index finger contacted a moving chain. The left index finger was amputated at the bottom of the nailbed. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high