Incident date: 2017-07-30
NAICS industry code: 493110

An employee was operating an order picker in the elevated position when it malfunctioned and he was unable to lower the unit and himself to ground level. As he was attempting to activate the unit, his right hand was caught in a pinch point between the unit's rail and arm, suffering compression injuries.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate