Incident date: 2022-03-01
NAICS industry code: 326150

An employee was working on a case erector line. A box got stuck coming out of the taper. The employee removed the box, placed it on the conveyor, and then grabbed the tape to clear the jam. The tape pulled his right hand back into the machine, past the guard, and between the two sprockets. His index finger was crushed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate