Incident date: 2016-06-02
NAICS industry code: 313310

An employee was operating a baler. When he hit the hydraulic switch for compaction, the baler door was pushed open and hit his right ribcage, fracturing four ribs requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate