Incident date: 2015-11-01
NAICS industry code: 115111

An employee working as a bagger tried to obtain a cotton sample from the side of the cotton bale and was caught by the belt pushing him into the bagger. The employee suffered a broken rib and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate