Incident date: 2017-03-23
NAICS industry code: 333120

An employee was performing maintenance in the point of operation of a rock crusher. When the retaining pin for the rotor was removed, the employee fell with the rotor into the point of operation. The back of his calves were lacerated and de-gloved by the rotor, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate