Incident date: 2018-02-20
NAICS industry code: 311230

An employee was transferring a 55-gallon drum with an ergonomic drive lift. Her body was leaning to the left to view the drum placement when her right thumb became caught/crushed in the lift device. She released the drum, which freed her thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate