Incident date: 2016-03-15
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was connecting steam lines to an icing bowl when her right forearm was caught and crushed between the lifting arm and the icing bowl. She sustained forearm tissue damage that required surgery and overnight hospitalization. The steam lines were not fully connected at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate