Incident date: 2016-01-07
NAICS industry code: 322291

An employee entered the slitter machine area to cut off a piece of material. The machine was running at the time.  The employee's left hand and forearm were crushed between two rollers on the machine, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Slitters, winders-paper production
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate