Incident date: 2021-10-03
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee attempted to pull an ice bagging machine away from the stationary bin so that it could be worked on by maintenance. The machine tipped toward the injured employee while it was being moved, striking the employee's right leg below the knee. The employee's leg was broken below the knee and the employee sustained a fracture and partial dislocation at the T12 / L1 vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate