Incident date: 2025-07-10
NAICS industry code: 541380

An employee was operating a horizontal belt sanding machine that rotates a metal sanding belt. The employee switched hands while the belt transitioned from left to right. When the machine's speed was adjusted, the employee s left hand was pulled into the machine and crushed. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Sanding machinery
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate