Incident date: 2018-01-17
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was attempting to unjam a piece of lumber from an energized chain conveyor when part of his clothing became caught in the conveyor chain. He was pulled into the conveyor until it was stopped by another worker, suffering a right-hand laceration, head laceration, and fractured rib(s).

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-chain
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate