Incident date: 2018-08-21
NAICS industry code: 712110

An employee was greasing a waterwheel as part of minor servicing when his hand slipped and became stuck in the waterwheel sprocket, causing hand lacerations that required hospitalization and surgery.

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: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate