Incident date: 2023-06-15
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was realigning the drive arm of molding machine. As he lifted the arm, it began to move, crushing the employee's left arm between the machine and a beam. The employee required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate