Incident date: 2024-02-27
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was cleaning around the tall shaft of a conveyor located in the outdoor shredder area when their right arm was pulled into the conveyor resulting in lacerations, muscle tears, and bone debridement.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors  unspecified
code_nature: title: Severe wounds or internal injuries and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate