Incident date: 2019-01-15
NAICS industry code: 493110

Employee was attempting to remove a jammed box on a conveyor system when his apron was caught in the conveyor roller and pulled him down. The employee caught himself with his hands  and then his left  pinky finger went into the roller. He pulled his finger free and then his right pinky finger went into the roller. The roller partially amputated his right pinky fingertip and his left finger was fractured.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high