Incident date: 2024-05-12
NAICS industry code: 332911

On May 12, 2024, at approximately 7:00 PM, an employee was conducting maintenance/repairs to a conveyor belt when the conveyor cycled and malfunctioned, amputating the employee's left middle finger. The conveyor was energized at the time.

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