Incident date: 2025-03-14
NAICS industry code: 611110

An employee reached through the vertical bars of a powered gate to enter the code on the keypad. The gate opened and the employee's hand was caught in the bars. The gate moved for 5 to 7 seconds and the employee was dragged 3 to 5 feet. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the lower right arm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by door, gate, window
code_source: title: Gates
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate