Incident date: 2024-06-28
NAICS industry code: 448130

An employee was cleaning debris off the floor using a cleaning cloth. As the employee was on the floor wiping the debris, the commercial washing machine was started and the injured employee was pinned between the spoke and the frame of the machine, resulting in a fractured rib.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment  normal operation
code_source: title: Cleaning machinery, appliances  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate