Incident date: 2019-01-09
NAICS industry code: 311999

An employee was running a line when the case elevator jammed. He climbed up to the level of an overhead conveyor belt and attempted to release the jam. His left arm was struck by the case elevator when the jam released, breaking it. The case elevator was guarded at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate