Incident date: 2024-10-16
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was using compressed air to blow dust from inside and around an industrial baler when the baler clamped down on their right hand and lower arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture and laceration to the hand and lower forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Trash compactors, shredders
code_nature: title: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate