Incident date: 2016-10-13
NAICS industry code: 327390

On October 13, 2016, an employee was troubleshooting a squealing roller on a conveyor. The guard was removed and the employee tapped on the roller with a hammer. The roller caught the hammer and pulled his finger into it. He was transferred to the hospital where the left index finger was amputated at the first joint.

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