Incident date: 2018-05-24
NAICS industry code: 321219

An employee was attempting to un-jam a belt on the machine he operated, using a rod to try to release the belt. His right index finger was caught between the roller and a pin and he sustained a laceration. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate