Incident date: 2022-04-05
NAICS industry code: 561320

An employee was using a jib crane equipped with a magnet to move a metal channel from the stacked material to the jig for fitting. The channel struck some stacked material and the magnet disengaged causing the channel to fall on the employee's ankle and fracture it.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate