Incident date: 2019-03-27
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was observing a conveyor after repair. The conveyor cycled and the employee's right index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time.

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