Incident date: 2016-09-23
NAICS industry code: 311230

An employee was trying to unjam the slide gate on a conveyor when the slide gate contacted and amputated his left middle fingertip. The device was not locked out at the time.

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