Incident date: 2022-05-26
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was helping a crane pick up a bundle of plywood. He noticed that one of the lifting straps was twisted as the lift was taking place and tried to kick it straight. His leg got caught in the strap as the bundle was lifted, and his leg was broken. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate