Incident date: 2024-02-15
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee was attempting to remove packaging film from a conveyor. The employee's glove was caught in the conveyor belt resulting in amputation of their right middle finger at the first knuckle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high