Incident date: 2015-05-01
NAICS industry code: 493190

An employee was operating a baler when some cardboard got stuck. This affected the operation of the baler. The employee used a hook to dislodge the cardboard. The baler caught the hook and pulled the employee's right hand against the frame of the baler injuring his hand. The employee was sent to the hospital and kept overnight due to his injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate