Incident date: 2020-02-10
NAICS industry code: 333112

An employee was adjusting a sensor inside of a de-stacker machine. The machine was then activated and the injured employee was struck by the suction cup carriage as it came down resulting in fractured ribs and a fractured shoulder that required hospitalization. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate