Incident date: 2023-05-16
NAICS industry code: 332999

An employee was utilizing an overhead crane and magnet to move a 3,000-pound steel plate. As the plate was moving overhead, it struck another crane causing the load to fall and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured pelvis and vertebra.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple trunk locations
severity: moderate