Incident date: 2015-02-23
NAICS industry code: 423930

On 2/23/2015, an employee was injured on the job during a conveyor belt operation that is used to move old paper through employees for recycling separation. The belt is moved or powered by a chain and sprocket system.  The employee attempted to remove some debris from the chain. He had on safety gloves, which were caught in the chain and/or sprocket. The employee was injured when his finger was caught and lacerated, but not severed at a joint.

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