Incident date: 2023-07-31
NAICS industry code: 486210

An employee was assisting with the removal of a discharge bottle for a maintenance activity. The bottle was suspended with a hoist when it shifted and pinned the employee's leg between it and a piece of pipe. The employee's left leg was bruised and swollen below the knee, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Overhead hoists, unspecified
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate