Incident date: 2022-02-08
NAICS industry code: 111199

An employee was raising a loading chute using a cable winch. There was still a bolt holding the chute in place. When the employee let go of the cable winch, the handle whiplashed and slapped the back of his left hand, resulting in a hand fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Drums, pulleys, sheaves
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate