Incident date: 2018-02-04
NAICS industry code: 321911

An employee entered a production line to make adjustments when he was hooked by the hoist and dragged down the line. The hoist pulled him through a 12-inch gap between two I-beams. He suffered broken ribs, a lacerated spleen, and cuts to his leg, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate