Incident date: 2021-08-09
NAICS industry code: 238110

Employees were lifting a capstone with a chain hoist. The hoist shifted forward and caused the capstone to come into contact with an employee's leg. The employee suffered a broken fibula and a dislocated ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
code_source: title: Overhead hoists, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate