Incident date: 2024-06-18
NAICS industry code: 311812

An employee was cleaning the L-30 transfer conveyor belts with a rag and cleaning solution. The employee's arm tripped a sensor, causing the belts to close on their arm. The employee suffered nerve damage in their shoulder and arm and were hospitalized. The machine was not de-energized and lock out/tag out was performed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
code_nature: title: Pinched nerve
code_body: title: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
severity: moderate