Incident date: 2021-07-16
NAICS industry code: 444190

An employee was assisting co-workers with re-lining a steel ladle cover for a ladle that was approximately 12 feet by 14 feet. The ladle was attached to an overhead double girder bridge crane and was suspended off the floor. The ladle lid moved off the crane and landed on the employee's foot, resulting in broken bones.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot (feet), unspecified
severity: moderate