Incident date: 2015-04-23
NAICS industry code: 336611

Employees were transferring a barge from dry dock to land. The barge commander gave the "stand clear" signal to everyone.  The injured employee's hands were not clear of the lifting cans. The employee's fingers on both hands were crushed between the lifting cans and the bottom of the barge.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate