Incident date: 2017-01-13
NAICS industry code: 221112

An employee was standing on tube steps, leaning over and dumping a bag of cellulose into the hopper. As he was dumping, a piece of the bag went into the hopper. The employee used a stick to drag the paper out. His stomach hit the control lid that moves up and down catching his left arm between the lid and lip of the hopper. He slid his arm out causing an abrasion and swelling requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Abrasions, scratches
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate