Incident date: 2015-05-21
NAICS industry code: 321114

On May 21, 2015, at approximately 9:30 AM, an employee and coworker were using a forklift and floor jack to remove a hydraulic drive motor from the distribution buggy for repairs. The motor slipped from the floor jack and crushed the employee's thumb, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Motors other than vehicle
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate