Incident date: 2015-03-25
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee suffered an amputation to his left index finger when it was crushed by a chain sprocket on a conveyor belt grain thrower. The chain sprocket was unguarded at the time.

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