Incident date: 2015-07-06
NAICS industry code: 311212

An employee was operating a hammer mill that kept getting jammed. The employee shut down the machine and opened the access door, which had two hinges on both sides to allow the right or left side to open. The employee had removed/unlocked both sides, which caused the door to fall forward. The employee attempted to catch the door, and his right hand got caught between the metal mill door and a metal support beam. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Doors, except garage and vehicle
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate