Incident date: 2024-02-12
NAICS industry code: 326199

Two employees were using a chain and a forklift to remove a broken part from an extruder machine. As they ran the chain through the inside part of the lift, the chain struck the shifter and put the forklift into drive. The injured employee got caught between the forklift and the machine conveyor line, resulting in a broken collar bone and broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate