Incident date: 2025-06-05
NAICS industry code: 561311

A temporary employee was moving a transferable conveyor belt when the liftable portion of the conveyor fell, pinching his right thumb. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right thumb and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate