Incident date: 2021-12-14
NAICS industry code: 337910

A pillow stuffing machine had been cleaned and unjammed in a maintenance shop. A technician re-energized the machine to ensure proper functionality, then reached inside it to remove something. His arm was pulled under a tensioning roller.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate