Incident date: 2022-01-12
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was tightening the tension of a conveyor belt when their right index finger got caught in the conveyor, resulting in amputation to the first joint. The conveyor was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

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