Incident date: 2016-12-12
NAICS industry code: 237120

A crew was putting together a slide rail-style protective system. In the process, the injured employee was positioned on the right-hand side of the retaining wall. While the crew was positioning the wall into the positioning slots, the wall jolted to the right-hand side and pinched the employee's hand between the retaining wall and the slide rail. His right pinky and middle fingers were lacerated.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate