Incident date: 2016-09-06
NAICS industry code: 221310

On September 6, 2016, an employee moving an irrigation pivot with a boom truck was struck in the head by the overhaul ball when the cable moving the load snapped. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate