Incident date: 2018-11-02
NAICS industry code: 321212

A flaker operator was trying to unplug a flaker's conveyor belt in order to clean up excess bark with a rake. He lost his balance and fell onto the bark accumulation belt's crossbar, suffering five broken ribs. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structures and surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate