Incident date: 2018-02-15
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was using a 2x4 to unclog the granulator. The employee's left hand was caught between the 2x4 and the metal feed chute of the granulator when the material began to flow. The employee's hand was broken and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate