Incident date: 2023-02-21
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using a come-along winch to move steel bridge girders. The come-along hook rolled out of its attachment point, causing it to spring back and strike the employee in the head. The employee sustained head trauma.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Drums, pulleys, sheaves
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate