Incident date: 2025-08-07
NAICS industry code: 561311

A temporary employee was in a packing area and speaking with other workers when his left hand was caught in a rotating chain and sprocket. He was hospitalized with a severe injury to the thumb that required surgery and fractures of the index and middle fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate