Incident date: 2022-02-16
NAICS industry code: 311615

A maintenance technician was replacing a shackle on an evisceration conveyor. His right thumb tip was pinched between the conveyor chain and guide wheel, resulting in amputation without bone loss.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Butchering machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high