Incident date: 2015-01-17
NAICS industry code: 325998

A mechanic suffered a thumb amputation while performing maintenance on the packing station conveyor line #7.  The employee removed the guard to see what was making a noise, lost his balance, and fell into a chain and sprocket.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high