Incident date: 2015-05-07
NAICS industry code: 333120

On May 7, 2015, an employee was injured when attempting to align a two-part bucket with a hydraulic cylinder and block. The employee's left hand was crushed between the two bucket parts, sustaining fractures and requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate