Incident date: 2023-09-08
NAICS industry code: 326113

An employee was inspecting a grinder machine and lifted the rotor feed up by pumping the hydraulic pump. The rotor feed came down, crushing the employee's right arm and biceps. The employee sustained a broken right arm as well as lacerations around the arm and triceps that required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Grinders, abraders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate