Incident date: 2024-06-21
NAICS industry code: 491110

An employee was moving the bulk mail carrier (6' x 3' x 6' container) with a pneumatic door when the door came open. The employee was closing the door and their right hand became caught in it. The employee's hand and thumb were crushed resulting in a fractured bone, a nail avulsion, and several lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by door, gate, window
code_source: title: Gates, hatches  vehicle and machine cargo
code_nature: title: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate