Incident date: 2024-02-29
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was adjusting the dams that contain the adhesive between the rollers of a roll coater. As the employee kneeled to adjust the dam she slipped, and the two inward rotating rolls grabbed a finger on her left hand and pulled her into a nip point up to her shoulder. The employee suffered severe vascular and soft tissue damage and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact
code_source: title: Other constructed surface
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders  unspecified
code_body: title: Upper extremities  unspecified
severity: moderate