Incident date: 2024-08-25
NAICS industry code: 326122

An employee was using a lathe to sand down a shaft. Their glove got caught on the spindle and their hand and arm were pulled into the machine. The employee sustained a dislocated wrist, a dislocated little finger, and a fractured arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Lathes
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Multiple upper extremities locations  n.e.c.
severity: moderate