Incident date: 2024-09-23
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was loading a truss into a blasting rack. The employee unhooked the rigging from the top cord and placed the chains over the truss. The employee then started raising the hoist while walking. The hoist did not fully clear the rigging, and the chains snagged on one of the angles. The employee was struck by the truss. The employee sustained a laceration to the top of their head, a broken right ankle, a back fracture, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
code_source: title: Beams and rails  metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Trunk and other lower extremities
severity: moderate