Incident date: 2019-06-22
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was troubleshooting and performing maintenance to the limit switch on a casting machine trough. The trough became energized causing the trough (and the attached chute) to turn over and strike the employee in the head/neck. The employee was then pulled under the trough. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken chest plate and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Casting machinery
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: moderate