Incident date: 2025-03-26
NAICS industry code: 326199

Two employees were replacing a part on the strapping machine. One employee's hand was caught in the machine when a part broke away while the second employee was lowering the equipment. The injured employee sustained a laceration to the left hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate