Incident date: 2017-04-18
NAICS industry code: 332999

On April 18, 2017, an employee was attempting to remove finished product from a magnetic wheel at the end of the conveyor when the employee's glove was caught in an unguarded moving chain and sprocket resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high