Incident date: 2018-10-31
NAICS industry code: 321911

A crane operator had placed a steel mill beam into a staging area with an overhead crane and was removing the lifting chain. The mill beam (29.5 feet long, weighing 956 pounds) fell forward, striking the crane operator on his left leg. His lower left leg was broken, and he was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate