Incident date: 2015-02-18
NAICS industry code: 562119

An employee was injured and required hospitalization for a crushed pelvis and ruptured urethra when a waste compactor was activated and the anchor bolts holding it down broke, trapping the employee between the compactor and a wall.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Trash compactors
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple pelvic region locations
severity: moderate