Incident date: 2018-10-24
NAICS industry code: 484110

An employee was attempting to close the sliding door on a silo to conduct maintenance (replacing the gate) when the employee's right hand was struck by the sledge hammer. The employee's right index finger was crushed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Sledges, sledgehammers
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate