Incident date: 2024-02-19
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt. The employee's hand was caught in the rotating chain and sprocket. Their right hand and index finger were crushed. The employee was hospitalized. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate