Incident date: 2024-06-14
NAICS industry code: 238120

A team of employees were trying to stand steel beams up using a sliding choking chain for rigging. The injured employee was behind the beam. Once the beam was pulled up into a standing position, the employee stepped in to unhook the beam when it rocked as the hook came off, causing the beam to fall on their left leg. The employee suffered a broken leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object tipping over
code_source: title: Beams and rails  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate