Incident date: 2023-03-11
NAICS industry code: 311991

An employee was unjamming a conveyor drive sprocket when their right middle finger was caught in the chain, resulting in amputation of the fingertip. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

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