Incident date: 2022-05-19
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was assisting other workers with the removal of counterweights from a crane. The pin to the counterweights was manually knocked out. The counterweight then fell over and struck an employee who was standing on the body of the crane. The employee sustained fractures to their pelvis and right arm, as well as a laceration to their left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate