Incident date: 2024-03-18
NAICS industry code: 322211

An employee was putting paper through the rolls on a machine when their gloved hand became entangled in the rollers. The employee's forearm was pulled into the machine between the belt-driven roller and a hot, steam-heated roller. The employee's right forearm sustained burn injuries that required hospitalization and surgical repair.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Special process machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate