Incident date: 2023-09-22
NAICS industry code: 333912

An employee was installing valves on a gas compressor when his hand was pinched by a piston. The employee was hospitalized with a broken wrist that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Air compressors
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Wrist(s)
severity: moderate