Incident date: 2019-03-14
NAICS industry code: 311821

An employee was checking moisture on the sheet conveyor belt. The employee's left hand was pulled between the two conveyor belts and pinched between a roller. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a muscle injury. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate