Incident date: 2017-09-20
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was attempting to remove a piece of cardboard that had slipped over the packer blade of a waste collection truck hopper when the packer blade began to crush and lacerate his right hand, fracturing his right wrist. The truck hopper was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate