Incident date: 2022-03-10
NAICS industry code: 561790

An employee was moving a 450-pound sandblasting pot out of a work van. The pot went out of control as it was being maneuvered to the ground and pulled the employee down with it. The employee's face struck the pot and their right hand was caught between the handle of the pot and the ground. The employee suffered three crushed fingers.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Passenger van
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate