Incident date: 2017-01-18
NAICS industry code: 452910

An employee was standing on the forks of the forklift 2 feet in the air. He was lifting a steel grate when it fell back and caught his hand between the steel. He suffered torn hand ligaments and broken middle and ring fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Grates
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate