Incident date: 2024-11-15
NAICS industry code: 424510

While removing a grain blockage from the gate that allows grain to flow from a bin to a reclaim conveyor, an employee's hand was crushed by the closing gate. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors  unspecified
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate