Incident date: 2022-03-25
NAICS industry code: 322219

An employee was troubleshooting the crimper action of a machine that made press paperboard cylindrical containers. As he passed a photo eye in an interlock gate area, the machine cycled and the indexing arm struck him on the head/face, crushing him against the chuck. He suffered a broken jaw, loss of teeth, and injuries to the back of the neck and head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Paper production machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate