Incident date: 2024-07-03
NAICS industry code: 326199

An employee was adjusting the air pressure of the injection molding machine when a reciprocating part of the machine lacerated the top of his forearm. The employee sustained a laceration about 3 inches long resulting in injured tendons and a fractured bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Plastic injection molding machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate