Incident date: 2023-02-03
NAICS industry code: 423130

A temporary employee was using a crane to lift a wire spool that had been placed on a rack. The rod under the crane hook broke. The spool came down, and the back of the hook struck the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate