Incident date: 2023-08-27
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was inspecting the underside of a plastic conveyor when her hand became caught in the spindle, resulting in a right wrist fracture. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate