Incident date: 2018-06-14
NAICS industry code: 562212

An employee was standing/walking nearby as a compactor was being unloaded. The door of the compactor failed, swung open, and struck/pinned the employee, who suffered a severe laceration to the back of the neck. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Trash compactors
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate