Incident date: 2016-12-08
NAICS industry code: 311230

On 12/8/16, an employee was operating a packaging line when her arm entered the discharge opening of a case sealer and contacted rotating parts. Her left forearm broke and required hospitalization. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Sealing, stapling machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate