Incident date: 2025-05-03
NAICS industry code: 115114

On May 3, 2025, at approximately 8:45 AM, an employee was cleaning the surface of a sonic bag sealer with an emery cloth when the sealer activated and closed on their fingers. The employee sustained burns to three fingers on their right hand. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate