Incident date: 2022-04-29
NAICS industry code: 424470

An employee was using a hook to remove meat from a conveyor sprocket. The hook became entangled in the sprocket and amputated the employee's finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Butchering machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high