Incident date: 2017-09-07
NAICS industry code: 423320

An employee was removing a piece of tile from a belt conveyor system when his left index finger was caught in the belt and pulley, amputating it at the first knuckle.

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