Incident date: 2018-12-18
NAICS industry code: 237130

On December 18, 2018, at a tower erection site, an employee working as an oiler was crushed when the jib of the crane fell on them. The employee suffered fractured ribs, pelvis and femur in addition to a collapsed lung and kidney damage.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate