Incident date: 2019-07-17
NAICS industry code: 311513

A block of cheese was transferring from the brine area to the packaging area on the metal mesh transfer conveyor. An employee was straightening the block of cheese when his finger got caught in the metal mesh belt. When the employee pulled his hand free, the pad of the employee's left index finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high