Incident date: 2019-09-11
NAICS industry code: 561990

After emptying shredded paper from the box of a truck, an employee was preparing to make an adjustment to the tensioning and position of the conveyor belt in the box. The conveyor then injured his forearm, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Nonclassifiable
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate