Incident date: 2020-02-27
NAICS industry code: 321113

A maintenance employee was visually inspecting a stacker package maker to troubleshoot a reported issue. He placed his right leg inside the roll case area of the machine to obtain a better visual. As he was looking upwards in an attempt to identify the issue, the stacker activated and a package of wood came down the roll case area and struck the employee's right leg. The employee sustained fractures to the right tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate