Incident date: 2024-07-26
NAICS industry code: 333318

An employee was preparing a vertical baler for shipment. The employee reached over the header plate while the cylinder was moving into final position and was struck by the cylinder, resulting in a fractured left arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  unspecified
code_source: title: Banding, baling, strapping machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate