Incident date: 2024-02-29
NAICS industry code: 326130

The injured employee and a co-worker were loading a pallet of material onto a rack using a hydraulic lift system. The employee on the south side of the lift picked up the board about 2 inches so the board could enter the rack. The employee on the north side of the lift pressed the travel button to align the board with the rack opening. The injured employee was pinned between the lift and the rack and sustained fractured ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, lifts  unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Rib(s), oblique area
severity: moderate