Incident date: 2016-03-10
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee dropped an Allen wrench into a molder machine. When he attempted to retrieve the tool, his hand was caught on one of the gears. His right hand was pulled between the gear and the machine, damaging his right thumb and his middle and index fingers. The machine was still running at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate