Incident date: 2020-05-21
NAICS industry code: 326199

Two employees were troubleshooting air actuation issues at a plastic injection molding press. One employee activated the press while the second employee was inside the press. The pin inside the press then struck the second employee's right arm, crushing the right elbow. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Plastic injection molding machinery
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate