Incident date: 2019-02-07
NAICS industry code: 238110

A crew was using a crane to lift a section of sheet piling with a chain and clamp lifting device. While the injured employee was guiding the load with a guide line, the clamp malfunctioned and released the load. The sheet pile fell to the ground and over striking the injured employee causing him to fall to the ground resulting in a dislocated hip, a laceration to the eye, and a fractured jaw bone.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate