Incident date: 2022-09-12
NAICS industry code: 327215

An employee was moving a section of glass from a motorized pallet jack into a vertical washing and inspection machine. The jack moved unexpectedly and the section of glass fell off the pallet and pinned the employee against the washing and inspection machine. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Glass building materials
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate