Incident date: 2015-06-19
NAICS industry code: 327212

An employee's right arm got caught in a conveyor belt system while the employee tried to remove a piece of glass that was stuck on the conveyor belt. The employee's right arm contacted a rotary pulley, causing a laceration to the bicep area. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate