Incident date: 2020-04-03
NAICS industry code: 331110

An exit swing conveyor (which directed piping to a quenching machine) was undergoing maintenance. The swing conveyor abruptly cycled and swung to the left, pinning an employee's leg against a building column. The employee suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate