Incident date: 2016-09-21
NAICS industry code: 313230

An employee's right thumb was caught in a chain and sprocket while removing fiber from an idler, amputating the thumb tip at the nail. The idler was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high