Incident date: 2016-02-11
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was reaching down to pick up a box to clear a jam when his jacket was caught in a roller. As he tried to pull it out, his hand got pulled in as well. His hand and lower arm were crushed. The roller is part of a recirculation belt-driven conveyor.

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), n.e.c.
severity: moderate