Incident date: 2020-10-07
NAICS industry code: 332117

An employee was opening the gate/door to empty a load with the wheel handle beneath a powder blender when he felt pain in his right forearm. The employee was hospitalized for a muscle tear that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
code_source: title: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate