Incident date: 2023-08-17
NAICS industry code: 311612

An employee pushed a button to open the dock lock on the bumper of a semi-trailer, but it didn't release properly. The employee went to manually release the dock lock and the truck started moving, crushing his right hand between the lock hook and the bumper. The employee sustained multiple hand fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate