Incident date: 2022-02-07
NAICS industry code: 339999

An employee was putting a 4-inch by 8-inch sheet of acrylic through a wide belt sander. The sheet got pinched between the sanding belt and the feeder, which caused it to kick back and strike the employee. The employee sustained a laceration to the forehead and upper body pain.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Tarps and sheeting-nonmetal, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forehead
severity: moderate