Incident date: 2017-05-22
NAICS industry code: 424810

An employee was operating a forklift with a dump hopper attached to the forks. He drove the forklift to a dumpster, exited the vehicle, and activated the hopper's rotation handle to dump a load of paper into the dumpster. His left arm was caught in the moving parts of the hopper, which resulted in a compound fracture between the elbow and the shoulder. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper arm(s)
severity: moderate