Incident date: 2024-11-05
NAICS industry code: 221118

An employee was freeing a jammed winch line when tension developed in the line and the employee's hand was pulled into the winch. The winch was mounted on a truck. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their fingers that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Trucks with mounted machines, equipment  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate