Incident date: 2016-05-23
NAICS industry code: 326199

While attempting to clear plastic from the die of a plastic molding machine, an employee's hand was caught in the die. The employee suffered a severe laceration to the hand and thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate