Incident date: 2020-07-20
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was using a boom lift to access and install a light bracket on the side of a bridge. The bracket came loose and struck the employee causing injury to the forearm that required surgery and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate