Incident date: 2023-08-04
NAICS industry code: 424690

An employee was using a glue gun to glue a box top that was extended into a palletizer machine. The cord of the glue gun got caught and was drawn into the palletizer mast, pulling in employee's hand in. They sustained a crush injury to the hand and wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
severity: moderate