Incident date: 2019-05-24
NAICS industry code: 321918

An employee was attempting to clear a jam in the dust collector and caught their left ring and pinky fingers in the belt and pulley. The ring finger was amputated to the first knuckle and the pinky fingertip was broken. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high