Incident date: 2024-01-12
NAICS industry code: 322211

On January 12, 2024, an employee was splicing a new roll of paper into a preconditioner on a corrugated line when the paper broke and the their right hand was caught in a nip point, resulting in a burn to their hand and a fractured wrist.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Paper production machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
severity: moderate