Incident date: 2022-10-17
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was using a torch to cut a conveyor's legs loose so the conveyor could be moved. A leg pinned the employee against a handrail when it came free, and the employee suffered a fractured sternum and bruising to the chest.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate