Incident date: 2016-04-06
NAICS industry code: 311941

An employee entered a robotic palletizing area to adjust tape that was sticking to boxes. The employee was struck by a robotic arm, suffering pain and contusions on the right side of the ribs and neck area. The system was not de-energized at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate