Incident date: 2015-05-18
NAICS industry code: 326113

An employee was troubleshooting on one of the lines when he decided to place an AVIS strap around an idler roll to reduce its speed. His left index finger became entangled in the AVIS strap, resulting in an amputation to his left index fingertip and bone, which was severed at the middle phalanx.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Entangled in other object or equipment
code_source: title: Strapping
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high