Incident date: 2016-02-21
NAICS industry code: 327993

On or about February 21, 2016, at approximately 9:40 a.m., an employee operating a wool separator machine was attempting to clear a jam when his hand was caught in the machine. He suffered an avulsion that required hospitalization for stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate