Incident date: 2016-04-15
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was attempting to reinstall a concrete pouring conveyor cable on a pulley. The employee operated the conveyor controls to cycle the pulley and re-engage the cable. The employee's thumb tip was pinched and partially amputated between the pulley and cable.

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: Fingertip(s)
severity: high