Incident date: 2017-10-10
NAICS industry code: 622110

On October 16, 2017, an employee was moving a patient and entering an elevator when the door began to close. He stuck his elbow in the doors to keep them from closing and the door scratched his arm. The scratch became infected, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
code_source: title: Elevators
code_nature: title: Abrasions, scratches
code_body: title: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate