Incident date: 2019-06-26
NAICS industry code: 424510

An employee was clearing product from the bottom of a load-out hopper. The product was not flowing correctly from the hopper, so the employee tried to remove any obstructions. The electrically driven slide gate valve then closed on and crushed the employee's right forearm, fracturing it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Agricultural and garden machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate