Incident date: 2022-01-20
NAICS industry code: 112120

An employee was troubleshooting a de-bagging machine's motor. He removed the safety cover from a chain drive on the machine, then checked the fan on the motor. When he reached to pull himself out from under the machine, the chain and sprocket caught him and amputated the tip of his ring finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high