Incident date: 2023-02-22
NAICS industry code: 238290

An employee was removing a chain binder hook under a section of a conveyor that was on blocks approximately 2 inches off the floor. The conveyor shifted as the employee was reaching to remove the hook and it pinned his left arm, causing a forearm fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate