Incident date: 2016-01-01
NAICS industry code: 811310

An employee was welding a piece of metal (mid-rail) on a platform near a moving conveyor. While he was attempting to get his tools, the tip of his left-hand thumb got caught between the sprocket and chain on the conveyor. When he removed his glove, the tip of his left-hand thumb was amputated. He was hospitalized overnight.

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