Incident date: 2017-11-24
NAICS industry code: 311615

An employee was inspecting a conveyor for remaining food product after a first wash-down when he dropped his flashlight inside the machine. He was attempting to retrieve the flashlight when his left arm became caught in the conveyor belt, fracturing his ulna and radius.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-belt
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate