Incident date: 2024-10-05
NAICS industry code: 111211

An employee was unloading potatoes from a large dump-style truck with a conveyor in the bed and was retrieving potatoes that fell into the collection tray area beneath the truck bed. The employee's glove became caught and his right hand and forearm were pulled between the belt and the tensioner bar. The employee sustained an amputation of their right arm to the mid-biceps area.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Dump trucks
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: high