Incident date: 2018-01-13
NAICS industry code: 327332

An employee was removing tape from a pipe in a machine when his hand was caught between the pipe and a roller. Skin was removed from his hand, and his thumb broke in two places, requiring hospitalization. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate