Incident date: 2019-09-25
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was sorting on a conveyor line. PVC mini blinds were coming down the belt when one became caught in the belt and then struck the employee in the center of his chest, causing contusions.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate