Incident date: 2016-08-03
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee had a steel beam suspended from an overhead crane and was attempting to lower it onto the ground. He had one hand on the end of the beam while his other hand held the remote control for the crane. While moving it to the saw area, he stepped on a stack of beams. The top beam tipped over and landed on his right foot, fracturing three bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate