Incident date: 2025-08-26
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was cleaning the surface of a conveyor belt with a rag and a pick. The employee's left hand became caught in the drive sprocket resulting in lacerations to her left thumb and index finger requiring surgery.

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: Thumb(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate