Incident date: 2015-02-12
NAICS industry code: 311520

Employee was changing a wheel on an ice cream dipping cabinet, which was turned on its side. The cabinet was on a dolly while the employee was working on it. The cabinet slipped or shifted and crushed/smashed the employee's finger, causing a laceration. Employee was taken to the hospital for treatment and was kept overnight for further observation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate