Incident date: 2019-03-27
NAICS industry code: 311823

An employee was using a hammer to disrupt a bridge of sugar inside of a storage vessel. The employee was outside the vessel. The hammer was dropped into the 12" x 12" auger inspection opening. As the employee retrieved the hammer, the auger started and the employee sustained broken bones and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
code_source: title: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Upper extremities, unspecified
severity: moderate