Incident date: 2019-05-24
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a trimmer and when he went to lower the saw box platform, the pin holding the platform became stuck. The employee hammered at the pin, and when the pin dislodged, the platform swung down and hit the employee. The employee suffered a smashed upper arm with swelling and numbness.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate