Incident date: 2015-07-06
NAICS industry code: 326160

An AME palletizing machine had been installed to palletize bottles/stack them on plastic trays. An employee noticed that the machine had trays that were sideways. He opened the gate and entered the machine to straighten the trays. The crane inside the machine activated while he was inside, striking him and crushing him against the side of the machine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Stacking machinery
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate