Incident date: 2021-10-22
NAICS industry code: 311411

An employee was attempting to unjam a pallet from inside the palletizer machine on the large line. The employee was caught in the palletizer when the hoist engaged and pinned him, resulting in a laceration across the left pectoral muscle. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate