Incident date: 2022-11-21
NAICS industry code: 332313

An employee was reading the numbers off the bottom of a steel plate weighing 9,000 pounds as it was being lifted by a crane operator. The steel plate swung out and struck the employee in the chest, resulting in internal trauma that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate