Incident date: 2016-05-25
NAICS industry code: 237130

An employee was helping to set two risers for a new underground utility vault when the operator lowered the riser onto his hand, fracturing his left index finger. He was hospitalized with hand swelling.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate