Incident date: 2016-09-13
NAICS industry code: 332431

An employee was checking the belt tension and adjusting the motor bracket on a conveyor when his glove was caught in the belt. The pulley then pinched and amputated his left-hand index finger. The belt guard was removed at the time.

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