Incident date: 2025-03-12
NAICS industry code: 812320

An employee was performing sheet pressing. The employee reached down to the right to get a sheet. The damp sheets were heavy and the employee placed his left arm on the lower presser. The employee reached to remove the cover from the bin to get a sheet when the unguarded switch was inadvertently activated causing the presser to actuate the upper press. The upper presser closed down on the employee's arm resulting in hospitalization with burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Fabric pressers and ironing appliances
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate