Incident date: 2017-06-02
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was attempting to reinstall the connecting bar for a pressure-actuated rail greaser. He was picking up the bar from the middle joint when the joint unexpectedly straightened and injured his finger.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate