Incident date: 2015-12-01
NAICS industry code: 423140

An employee attached a chain sling to an engine and was removing engine parts with a pneumatic tool. The vibration from the pneumatic tools caused the chain sling to slip, and the engine fell about 6 inches onto the drain table. The employee's left hand was crushed between the engine and drain table, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Engine, engine block, motor-vehicle
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate