Incident date: 2019-08-09
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee went to a medication room to retrieve medication for a patient when his right arm at the elbow was caught in the door while someone was pushing it. The employee suffered a hematoma of the right arm that became infected, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
code_source: title: Doors, except garage and vehicle
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate