Incident date: 2020-10-17
NAICS industry code: 332321

An employee was on the ground removing a caster from a material handling cart. The 60-pound caster fell from the employee's hands. As the employee attempted to catch it, the caster struck their left hand causing multiple fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate