Incident date: 2019-07-02
NAICS industry code: 332212

An employee was attempting to pull a motor out of a sump tank when both eye bolts on the hoisting rig snapped, dropping the motor on top of the employee's right hand. The employee received multiple lacerations and broken bones on the right hand, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Motors other than vehicle
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate