Incident date: 2018-11-21
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was attempting to locate a noise coming from a conveyor system. The employee was checking the pulley for tightness when the belt grabbed his glove and caused severe friction burns to his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Other burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate