Incident date: 2023-08-29
NAICS industry code: 561110

An employee was clearing a clog in the sand hopper. Their arm became caught in the clamshell doors at the bottom of the hopper when the doors closed unexpectedly. The employee was hospitalized for severe tissue and nerve damage in the right forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate