Incident date: 2023-08-15
NAICS industry code: 311919

On August 15, 2023, an employee was bailing cardboard onto the baler conveyor belt when the their phone fell onto the conveyor belt. As the employee went to grab it, the conveyor belt caught their arm and pulled it in, resulting in a fractured forearm and hand.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate