Incident date: 2016-11-16
NAICS industry code: 336399

On November 16, 2016, an employee was retrieving parts from a new washer when his glove was caught in the chain conveyor and subsequently caught between the chain and a rotating shaft. His right middle fingertip was amputated. The chain and shaft were unguarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Conveyors-chain
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high