Incident date: 2025-05-20
NAICS industry code: 311313

An employee was removing a beet elevating belt while mechanics were cutting a hole in the center of the belt to install the pulley point using an oscillating tool with a hook blade. The tool popped out of the belt and the tool struck the injured employee in the stomach, resulting in a laceration on the lower left abdomen.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by object held or wielded by person
code_source: title: Saws  except chainsaws
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Abdomen  unspecified
severity: moderate