Incident date: 2020-08-25
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was servicing a material handling kicker plate when it activated. The cylinder retracted and crushed his right thumb between the kicker framework and a conveyor belt. He suffered an open fracture to the thumb tip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate