Incident date: 2025-03-23
NAICS industry code: 327213

An employee was working on a conveyor system when a pallet became stuck. The employee was adjusting the sensor when the pallet came free and crushed their left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
severity: high