Incident date: 2024-11-16
NAICS industry code: 493130

The cotton gin experienced a choke (jam) and the gin was powered down for employees to clean out the top of the gin. As power was being restored, the injured employee stepped onto one of the idlers on top of the gin, causing his foot to be pulled into a belt and pulley. The employee sustained burns to the top of his foot.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Picking, carding, combing machinery
code_nature: title: Other or multiple types of burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Foot (feet)  excluding toes
severity: moderate