Incident date: 2024-12-19
NAICS industry code: 332312

On December 19, 2024, an employee was walking between a scribing machine and a conveyor (approximately 6-10" gap) to go to the back end of the machine. He was then struck by a 3-inch steel tube (I-beam) that pinned his right thigh against the conveyor. He was hospitalized with crush injuries to his right thigh and right hand, with a 2-centimeter laceration to his anterior thigh and circumference abrasions. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
code_source: title: Other metal, wood, and special material machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate