Incident date: 2022-09-08
NAICS industry code: 493110

Employees were installing a refurbished cargo pump on a tank. One of the employees was on a cherry picker, guiding the pump into place with his right hand as it was lifted by a crane. The pump caught on an obstruction. When the pump was freed, it jumped. The employee's right hand was crushed between the pump flange and a piping flange directly above the pump.

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