Incident date: 2018-08-16
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was using a hoist to lift a 4-foot long, 133-pound channel when the rigging on the hoist released, causing the load to fall onto his right arm. He was hospitalized with a fractured right forearm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate