Incident date: 2017-10-12
NAICS industry code: 336411

A maintenance employee was attempting to repair the cable and spool on a parts moving rack when the rack shifted, causing it to fall and tighten the cable around the spool. The employee's left middle and index fingers were caught between the cable and spool, suffering lacerations and compound fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Racks-garment and other
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate