Incident date: 2023-06-26
NAICS industry code: 111199

Employee 1 was making hay bales when the machine jammed. Employee 1 asked employee 2 for assistance. A lever was actuated causing the gate to move while employee 1 was in the machine. Employee 1 was crushed by the baler, resulting in fractured ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Balers-agricultural
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate