Incident date: 2023-09-11
NAICS industry code: 115111

An employee was observing a bale press machine when a bale didn't get kicked out onto the conveyor. The employee went to push the bale out and the bottom ram came up and trapped their hand between the top ram and the bale. The employee sustained a crush injury to their hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate