Incident date: 2021-07-16
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was in the pit under a molding machine. The machine cycled, and the rotating loading plate struck the employee in the head. He was then caught between the loading plate and the loading grate when the machine moved to cycle again. The employee suffered internal crushing injuries to the upper body and head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate