Incident date: 2021-10-24
NAICS industry code: 493110

On October 24, 2021, at approximately 8:45 a.m., a section of the belly pan of a conveyor was removed to inspect the snubber roller. The injured employee began to inspect the roller when their left hand was caught between the snubber roller and the conveyor belt while the conveyor was in operation, resulting in an abrasion, contusion, and crushing injury to their left hand and arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate