Incident date: 2022-04-01
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was installing a chute cover (weighing approx. 200-250 pounds) onto a chute, using a come-a-long to lift the cover. A lifting lug on the chute cover broke causing the cover to fall and strike the employee on the left shoulder. The employee sustained a broken collarbone, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate