Incident date: 2020-10-30
NAICS industry code: 325411

A machine operator was cleaning the conveyor belt when the cleaning pad was caught between the belt and pulley. The employee's gloved hand was then pulled into the moving belt and pulley resulting in amputation of an index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high