Incident date: 2015-06-09
NAICS industry code: 332313

An employee was placing a 450 lb. part on a work table, using a 1-ton hoist and a hook, when the part came loose from the hook and partially fell onto the employee's hand. The employee suffered vascular damage to the left middle and ring fingers, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate