Incident date: 2016-01-12
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was attempting to remove aluminum product that had jammed a conveyor when the conveyor activated, catching his thumb in the chain that makes it move. He was hospitalized with a broken right arm, wrist, and middle finger, and his right thumb was partially amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
severity: high