Incident date: 2024-05-26
NAICS industry code: 331521

An employee was adjusting the limiter switch on an auger on the roof when their glove was caught in a rotating part (flag) and their hand was pinched between the auger and the limiter switch and lacerated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors screw, auger
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate