Incident date: 2024-04-24
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was placing a securing pin into a trench box. The pin slipped, pinching his right gloved hand in the cylinder. His thumb was broken and he was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught or wedged between objects  nonrunning
code_source: title: Structural elements  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate