Incident date: 2024-07-11
NAICS industry code: 111411

An employee was cleaning a conveyor belt used to transport mushrooms. The employee noticed a piece of mushroom that was stuck in the conveyor. He was grabbing the piece when his right hand and arm got stuck in the conveyor, resulting in a laceration. The conveyor belt was energized at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate