Incident date: 2025-05-16
NAICS industry code: 811192

An employee was preparing a car to go into a carwash stall when a ratchet strap fell onto the track, becoming tangled and causing the track to stop. The employee went to remove the strap when the track began moving again, contacting his right arm and resulting in a broken lower arm and two broken fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Car or vehicle washing machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate