Incident date: 2016-10-25
NAICS industry code: 323117

On 10/25/2016, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was injured as the press crew began webbing the paper through the press rollers at the beginning of a press run. During the "web up," an excessive amount of paper built up in the area. The employee attempted to push the paper through the energized machine with her right hand resulting in the laceration and fracture of the middle finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Presses-printing
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate