Incident date: 2016-07-29
NAICS industry code: 454310

An employee and his co-worker had completed maintenance work on the green chip bin machine when they noticed that a guard was not properly installed. When the employee tried to properly re-adjust it, the guard made contact with a moving part thereby shifting the guard. The employee's right thumb was caught between the guard and a handrail. He was admitted to the hospital where he was treated for his broken right thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate