Incident date: 2017-12-07
NAICS industry code: 722511

An employee dropped a utensil into a dish machine near its conveyor belt system. He was attempting to retrieve the item when his right hand became caught in the conveyor, suffering a large laceration and nerve damage. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Dishwashers
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate