Incident date: 2023-05-30
NAICS industry code: 311830

A temporary employee was operating the corn/chip cutter when the piston released and moved upward, causing her hand to become caught in the machine. The employee sustained multiple fractures in the hand that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate