Incident date: 2018-10-14
NAICS industry code: 311212

A bucket in a drag conveyor came loose and fell to the bottom of the drag conveyor. A temporary employee was attempting to retrieve the bucket when the drag conveyor energized, pulling the temporary employee's left arm into the conveyor and amputating it at the elbow.

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