Incident date: 2022-08-23
NAICS industry code: 339991

An employee was running a paper press. The air tube that feeds leftover paper to a shredding fan became jammed with paper. The employee disconnected the hose from the fan and proceeded to clear the jam when their right index finger was injured by the fan blade.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate