Incident date: 2017-06-27
NAICS industry code: 322291

An employee was operating a conveyor that produces bathroom tissue rolls. During the production process, the conveyor became misaligned and required adjustment. The employee was trying to make the adjustment when his right finger contacted a push plate (part of the conveyor belt) and was caught between the plate and the conveyor housing. His fingertip was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Paper production machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high