Incident date: 2018-08-29
NAICS industry code: 448190

An employee was placing plastic film on top of a textile baling machine. The baler was activated and its top plate crushed the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate