Incident date: 2017-01-28
NAICS industry code: 311111

An employee was changing out a motor on a drag conveyor. Lock out/tag out was removed and power restored to check rotation. When the motor started, the employee's fingers were pulled into the chain and gear box amputating the left index and middle fingertips. The left ring finger sustained a laceration requiring stitches.

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