Incident date: 2023-05-10
NAICS industry code: 322110

An employee was on the dry end elevator of the pulp dryer, feeding a sheet of cellulose into the pull rolls when their fingers were pulled into the rolls. The employee's middle finger was amputated to the first joint and they suffered a left index finger avulsion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: high