Incident date: 2017-08-18
NAICS industry code: 238190

An employee was working from an extendable boom platform when the boom was struck by an overhead crane's block and tackle, which had broken loose. The employee was thrown outside of the platform, suffering multiple spinal injuries and requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate