Incident date: 2023-08-29
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee was performing a crane lift and needed to remove a 24-foot aluminum gangway that is attached to a 5-foot platform/turntable. The gangway swung and pinned the employee's left leg against a stanchion of the stair tower. The employee sustained a fractured left tibia.

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: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate