Incident date: 2024-09-09
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was clearing a jam on a conveyor belt when the hand tool they were using to clear the jam was pulled into the machine and passed the metal guard. The  employee's left middle finger contacted the fixed, grated guard, resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was energized at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: high