Incident date: 2018-04-05
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was closing a gate on an APC when the secondary safety latch released, causing the upper shelf to fall and strike the middle section, which then fell onto the employee's right hand. The employee's right hand was crushed, suffering a fracture and swelling.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate