Incident date: 2024-01-25
NAICS industry code: 311412

An employee was preparing a conveyor for maintenance. The motor for the section he was working on was deenergized. The conveyor section that feeds the section that he was working on was not deenergized. A tote moved across the section being worked on and the employee's left middle and index fingers got caught in the chain and sprocket. The fingers were cut and crushed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors  unspecified
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate