Incident date: 2016-05-17
NAICS industry code: 322291

An employee was cleaning adhesive buildup from the surface of a driven rubber nip roll on an adhesive applicator unit. The employee's hand and forearm were pulled forward and upward by the machine, subsequently pressing and holding the back of the employee's left hand against the heated surface of the adhesive die tip. The employee suffered a burn across the back of the hand between the wrist and the knuckles.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Paper production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Hand(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate