Incident date: 2022-11-20
NAICS industry code: 335311

An employee was repairing the axle on a transfer cart while it was suspended in the air by a forklift. The cart slid off the forklift and landed on the employee's right hand, resulting in crush injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate