Incident date: 2018-08-17
NAICS industry code: 332312

A rolling crane was raising a bridge beam to move it to a trailer when the bridge beam became caught on another bridge beam, causing the other bridge beam to tip over and hit an employee in the area. The employee suffered significant lacerations to the right lower leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate