Incident date: 2024-03-30
NAICS industry code: 312111

An employee was clearing a jam in a palletizer machine. The machine cycled and his right hand was crushed between an empty pallet lift and the frame. He was hospitalized. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate