Incident date: 2018-09-21
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was trying to remove a board that was jammed in an elevator on a production machine. The board fell about 4-5 feet and struck the employee's right knee, causing lacerations and a dislocation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate