Incident date: 2018-10-12
NAICS industry code: 335313

An employee was inserting the final bolt to install a 1,000-pound electrical substation switch on a metal frame. The switch was supported by a magnetic lifting device, which released the switch; it dropped about 2 inches and pinched the employee's left hand against the metal frame. The employee suffered injuries requiring surgery: two broken bones in the hand and lacerations to the index finger and thumb.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Switchboards, switches, fuses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate