Incident date: 2025-06-24
NAICS industry code: 445110

An employee was on a lift, helping a technician with an overhead pull-up door. The spring was being loosened, and when the tension was released, the spring came out and struck the employee on both arms. The employee sustained a compound fracture, bruising to both arms, and a laceration to his right forearm. The employee required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Springs, coils
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Arm(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate