Incident date: 2018-10-24
NAICS industry code: 327331

An employee's right hand was on the front of a moving bundle (cube) of pavers to check the quality of product. His finger was then pinched between the bundle and the roller on a non-powered roller conveyor, resulting in multiple contusions and the right ring fingernail being removed. The weight of the bundle was approximately 3,300 lbs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Bundles, bales
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
severity: moderate