Incident date: 2019-10-14
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was putting cardboard into a compactor. His right ankle got stuck and was then caught by the compactor, causing a double fracture above the ankle. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Trash compactors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate