Incident date: 2018-07-21
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was using an overhead crane to remove a scrap box (2,800 pounds) when the hook disengaged during the lift. The handle (which weighs about 500 pounds) then hit his leg, breaking his right tibia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate