Incident date: 2019-07-08
NAICS industry code: 332996

An employee was trying to unjam a conveyor of pipe when the conveyor actuated. His right hand was caught between the conveyor and the pipe, and his middle finger, ring finger, and little finger were amputated. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

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