Incident date: 2017-06-14
NAICS industry code: 442110

An employee was loading boxes on a conveyor and attempting to remove tape from a carton when the tape became wound around the conveyor roller. When the employee attempted to free the tape, the employee's right hand became entangled and scratched in the conveyor, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-live roller
code_nature: title: Abrasions, scratches
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate