Incident date: 2017-09-28
NAICS industry code: 424820

An employee was operating a reach truck when he hit a pallet of empty kegs. He attempted to catch a falling keg with his left hand, but the keg crushed and broke three of his fingers, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate