Incident date: 2023-09-20
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was pulling a hide off a carcass when the drum moved in the opposite direction, putting more weight on the hooks. This caused the carcass to fall off the hooks and strike the employee in the head and neck area, resulting in bulging neck discs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Animal carcass, roadkill
code_nature: title: Herniated discs
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate