Incident date: 2024-04-28
NAICS industry code: 493110

On April 28, 2024, around 11:08 AM, a maintenance technician was working on the chain and sprocket of a conveyor system and sustained an amputation of their right index finger when the conveyor belt restarted.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high