Incident date: 2024-01-08
NAICS industry code: 327991

An employee was trying to remove a rock that had become stuck between two conveyor belts. The belts pulled in the employee's right thumb and amputated it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: high