Incident date: 2021-05-07
NAICS industry code: 311941

Two employees were operating a label machine when a label got stuck on a paddle. While removing the stuck label, the machine was turned on and pulled an employee's right arm into the point of operation. The employee sustained a crushing injury, loss of skin tissue, and may have tendon damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Product labeling machinery
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate