Incident date: 2020-09-25
NAICS industry code: 322212

An employee was completing a quality check at the coating section of the paper machine. As the employee was clearing a coating buildup from the applicator roll, the employee's left hand was caught in a nip point between the applicator roll and coater roll and crushed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Coaters-paper production
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate