Incident date: 2023-05-22
NAICS industry code: 221115

A drivetrain was being removed from an industrial wind turbine using a crane. An employee was up the tower, directing the crane, when the load shifted forward and lacerated the employee's right calf.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes-tower, self-erecting, portal, pillar, hammerhead
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate