Incident date: 2020-06-05
NAICS industry code: 424440

An employee was cleaning a conveyor. The employee's rubber glove and rag got caught between the turnover of the belt and the ending piece of metal, causing the amputation of the left little finger, a fracture to the left ring finger, and a laceration across the left palm.

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