Incident date: 2019-09-19
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee and a co-worker were installing conveyor equipment at the worksite. The injured employee's right hand became caught in the belt of a conveyor while it was moving. Multiple fingers and a thumb were amputated.

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