Incident date: 2018-08-21
NAICS industry code: 424610

An employee was clearing a jam on a shredding machine when his right hand was pulled into the conveyor belt, causing an amputation of his right pinky finger. He also suffered lacerations to his right ring finger, middle finger, and thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high