Incident date: 2022-12-29
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was using a jib crane to load coils onto a machine. He was helping to guide the coils when one slid back and pinched his hand between the hook/handle and another coil. The employee sustained a crush injury to the right hand and was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cranes-other fixed or stationary cranes
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate