Incident date: 2015-10-21
NAICS industry code: 561320

An employee had his back towards the machine when his gloves were caught in the metal slitter machine. This caused his arm to twist and pull resulting in a fracture to his upper right arm above the elbow. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate