Incident date: 2020-09-22
NAICS industry code: 311119

On September 22, 2020, an employee was troubleshooting a problem with the tub conveyor on the tub press packing line. The employee entered the automated machine and stepped up onto the magazine between the tub feeder and the conveyor. The employee's foot slipped into the void between the tub feeder and conveyor and the tub feeder activated, pinching the employee's leg. The employee was admitted to the hospital for a broken left leg and muscular damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate