Incident date: 2015-09-28
NAICS industry code: 326199

While telescoping plastic through the winder on an extrusion machine, an employee's left arm was caught in the equipment. The employee was hospitalized overnight with a broken ulna and radius, which required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Extruding machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate