Incident date: 2023-12-03
NAICS industry code: 488119

An employee was removing wheel chocks from the front tires of a baggage tug. The employee placed the bag and returned to the tug where they began to remove the chocks while standing next to the driver s side tug entrance. Slack in the chain caught on the front tire and the employee's finger was caught between the chain and the tug's fender. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture and laceration to the finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate