Incident date: 2024-01-11
NAICS industry code: 321999

A maintenance employee was working to unclog a conveying system. He bent over to pick up a tool from the ground and attempted to steady himself using the machine's airlock. The machine actuated and amputated four fingers from his left hand. The airlock was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors  unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high