Incident date: 2025-04-24
NAICS industry code: 332312

An employee was hoisting a steel beam with a crane. The steel beam fell from the hoist and struck the employee. The employee sustained a broken/crushed leg, resulting in medical amputation of the leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams and rails  metal
code_nature: title: Amputations involving bone loss
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: high