Incident date: 2018-06-02
NAICS industry code: 336120

An employee was positioning a main cylinder on the back of a truck. The cylinder has a hole in it that is to line up with a hole on the back of the truck. Once lined up, a pin is to be inserted to hold the cylinder in place. A pry bar is used to help keep the cylinder straight and prevent bowing. 

The employee used a finger to see if the holes lined up. The pry bar moved and the employee's finger was pinched in the opening where the pin should go. The employee sustained a fingertip injury that required surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: moderate