Incident date: 2017-09-18
NAICS industry code: 311421

The lima bean combine harvester was having infeed problems. An employee climbed up on the machine head to observe the problem. The harvester operator was unaware the employee was there and raised the machine head. The employee was struck/pinched by the machine head fracturing three ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Harvesting and threshing machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate