Incident date: 2023-09-10
NAICS industry code: 562213

An employee cleaned out an ash pit. He then opened a door to another part of the machine and began putting a metal rod in the machine. The rod became jammed and struck the right side of the employee's head and face. He fell to the ground and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the jaw and orbital bone, and multiple lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate