Incident date: 2022-11-30
NAICS industry code: 333249

An employee was reaching under the base of a plastic extrusion machine to adjust the leveling foot. The leveling foot broke and the extruder platform fell on the employee's right forearm, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate