Incident date: 2021-05-08
NAICS industry code: 332111

An employee was removing chain links on the carriage assembly of a drive motor. The carriage dropped approximately 20 feet after links were removed and pulled the employee's fingers into the chain and sprocket assembly. The employee's thumb was broken and their left pinky finger was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: high