Incident date: 2018-09-06
NAICS industry code: 325211

A temporary employee was on an elevator under a high-speed sheeter, helping clear a jam between two belts. The elevator activated, pinning the employee between itself and the machine walking platform. The employee suffered a partial collapsed lung and an abrasion injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Elevators
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: high