Incident date: 2023-10-19
NAICS industry code: 322299

On October 19, 2023, an employee was cleaning debris off the bottom of a piece of a baler and conveyor used for recycling. The conveyor unit fell onto the employee, resulting in fractures to the shoulder blade, spine, ribs, and two fingers. They also sustained lacerations to the spleen and liver.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, unspecified
severity: moderate