Incident date: 2018-12-04
NAICS industry code: 332322

An employee was using a pry bar to free metal trim scrap that had become lodged at the exit of a slitter. The weight of the 700-pound scrap caused the pry bar to strike and crush the employee's right thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Crowbars
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate