Incident date: 2023-02-08
NAICS industry code: 452910

On February 8, 2023, an employee was disposing of trash in the dumpster. The storage yard gate closed behind the employee and he went to re-open it from the backside, causing his arm to become caught in the gate slats. The employee sustained a right forearm fracture and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Entangled in other object or equipment
code_source: title: Gates
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate