Incident date: 2022-04-27
NAICS industry code: 424440

An employee was removing a drive belt from a feather auger. The employee tried to pop the belt loose from the pulley, and the pulley rotated. The employee's right hand was caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a partial amputation to the ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Butchering machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high