Incident date: 2024-09-17
NAICS industry code: 237310

After unhooking a load, an employee backed away and signaled the tower crane to cable up. The rigging got caught on a metal I-beam. When it broke free, the rigging hook swung back and struck the employee on the forehead. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by suspended or swinging objects  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Head  unspecified
severity: moderate