Incident date: 2015-09-01
NAICS industry code: 561320

An employee was assembling a side belt driven conveyor. While checking the motor during the assembly, he noticed a clicking noise. He inspected what was causing the noise while the machine was running. His hand slipped while using a hand tool to adjust the chain that runs the motor, and his thumb went in between the chain and gear. He sustained a partial right thumb amputation.

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