Incident date: 2024-08-21
NAICS industry code: 424450

On August 21, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., an employee was addressing a broken metal cable in a crane shuttle aisle. The crane shuttle unexpectedly activated, pinning the employee between the rail frame and crane shuttle. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated and fractured hip as well as fractures to their clavicle and sternum.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  during maintenance, cleaning, testing
code_source: title: Material handling and warehousing machinery  n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
severity: moderate