Incident date: 2018-09-21
NAICS industry code: 483113

An employee was trying to flip over a D ring so it could be used to secure deck cargo on a vessel. A 20-foot bundle of rebar was being held up with a pry bar so the ring could be flipped. The rebar slipped off the pry bar and crushed the employee's right index finger. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
code_source: title: Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate