Incident date: 2025-04-21
NAICS industry code: 561990

An employee was deploying a lift gate using a power switch and noticed that it wasn't moving. He released the switch and was manually moving the platform when it shifted and pinched his left thumb. He was hospitalized with a left thumb fracture and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate