Incident date: 2023-06-08
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was unjamming a baler when he fell 15 feet into the chute. The baler then compacted and trapped the employee, injuring both legs. One leg was broken and the other was amputated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: high