Incident date: 2020-03-06
NAICS industry code: 327390

A temporary employee utilized an overhead crane to move a concrete panel from one area to another. The panel started moving towards a post. The employee put his hand on the concrete panel to stop it before hitting the post, but his left hand was caught between the panel and the post.  The employee sustained a crushing injury to the left hand and was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate