Incident date: 2023-09-23
NAICS industry code: 493120

An employee was cleaning a conveyor with an air hose and water when the end of the air hose got caught in the belt, pinning his right thumb between the hose and drying window and resulting in amputation.

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