Incident date: 2019-12-23
NAICS industry code: 322121

Two employees were troubleshooting a whining noise on a machine. The machine was activated while one employee's left hand was on a conveyor belt feeding into it, and the employee's thumb was pushed toward the rollers and caught between a roller and the belt. The tip of the thumb was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high