Incident date: 2017-04-24
NAICS industry code: 332312

Employees were installing a jib crane. A beam fell off of a forklift and struck an employee in the back resulting in five broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate