Incident date: 2018-02-03
NAICS industry code: 337122

An employee was aligning a new fabric belt that was installed on a conveyor system. While handing a tool to a helper, the employee's left hand was caught between the conveyor belt and the tension roller. The employee suffered multiple fractures and abrasions to the left hand, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate