Incident date: 2015-07-24
NAICS industry code: 423830

An employee performing service and maintenance on a conveyor system injured his calf muscle on his left leg when it got caught between the conveyor sorter slat and a cross brace. The conveyor was not locked out at the time. The employee's leg required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate