Incident date: 2023-01-10
NAICS industry code: 313230

An employee was cutting a failed carrier rope on a through air dryer (TAD) when his hand became caught in the ropes. As the employee went to free his hand, his other hand became caught and the ropes/machine continued to move. The employee sustained amputations of four fingers on his left hand and three fingers on his right hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate