Incident date: 2015-07-20
NAICS industry code: 115310

An employee was performing troubleshooting activities, trying to free a traverse chain. The employee attempted to turn the traverse motor, which drives the chain/conveyor, on and off. The traverse motor jumped 2 feet and impacted the employee's hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-chain
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: high