Incident date: 2020-12-08
NAICS industry code: 322299

An employee was adjusting a shroud on a conveyor during line operation when a protrusion on the conveyor belt caught on his glove, causing his right hand to pull toward the conveyor snub roller and resulting in an amputation of his index finger.

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