Incident date: 2017-05-11
NAICS industry code: 324191

An employee was working on a production line when the palletizer jammed. While attempting to clear the jam, the employee was pinned between pails and the moving equipment. A coworker stopped the machine and the employee fell out onto the rollers, sustaining left rib fractures and a punctured lung. The machine was not turned off at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate