Incident date: 2017-10-31
NAICS industry code: 311942

An employee was palletizing bags of salt. He was attempting to move a bag that was stuck on a conveyor belt when his right forearm was caught and crushed between two rotating pieces of equipment on the belt. He suffered skin damage that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate