Incident date: 2022-02-22
NAICS industry code: 325320

An employee was working as a machine operator on a dry line running 3-pound bags. The powder the employee was working with made a mess and the employee lifted up the conveyor with his left hand when his right hand got caught in the conveyor's gears, resulting in a finger amputation. The conveyor was in operation at the time of the incident.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high