Incident date: 2021-08-13
NAICS industry code: 335312

A trim die was being transported by a forklift. When the die was placed on the ground, the top part of it popped off and crushed an employee's hand against a set of metal stairs. The employee suffered a laceration to the right hand between the thumb and the index finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Dies, molds, patterns
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate