Incident date: 2015-02-24
NAICS industry code: 321911

While operating a door lifter, an employee became caught on the knob. The employee was lifted up in the air and fell 4 feet when released, sustaining a cut on the leg. The employee received stitches and was kept overnight.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Material and personnel hoists
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate