Incident date: 2023-11-22
NAICS industry code: 327211

An employee was changing a belt on a tempering furnace when her left glove got caught in the link belt and was pulled into the pulley. Her left thumb tip was amputated and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Furnaces, heaters
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high