Incident date: 2018-01-17
NAICS industry code: 325180

An employee was clearing parts from the end of a parts washer conveyor belt when the employee's right ring finger entered the conveyor links. The employee pulled the finger out, and the link lacerated the fingertip. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high