Incident date: 2025-04-07
NAICS industry code: 325510

On April 7, 2025, an employee was operating a hopper that feeds powdered paint when a rag in their hand was caught on the hopper blades. The employee sustained a torn tendon and severe wounds to their right hand and they were hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Painting, priming, metal coating machinery
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate