Incident date: 2023-09-07
NAICS industry code: 532490

An employee was transporting metal parts on a mobile cart. As he was pushing the cart up an inclined ramp, the top metal part, weighing approximately 17-20 pounds, slid backward onto his left hand. The employee sustained a fracture with an avulsion to his middle finger and lacerations to his index and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate