Incident date: 2024-07-16
NAICS industry code: 812210

An employee was operating a hydraulic lift that is used to lift caskets. The lift fell on him and caught the employee's arm between the frame and an expanding component. The employee sustained a laceration to his head and a puncture wound to his right arm resulting in a fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object  unspecified
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, lifts  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate