Incident date: 2023-09-29
NAICS industry code: 322121

An employee was using a chain hoist to lower a 300-pound feed roll into position when the chain failed, dropping the load on the employee's hand. The employee sustained a crush injury to the right middle finger that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate