Incident date: 2022-10-03
NAICS industry code: 314994

An employee was inspecting a roll of fabric in an accumulator. The fabric was moving to one side inside the accumulator, so the employee stopped the machine and moved the fabric back to the correct position. The employee restarted the machine and while exiting the machine became caught in it, resulting in a left arm amputation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: high