Incident date: 2019-12-02
NAICS industry code: 238140

On December 2, 2019, an employee was turning the crank on the light tower to lower it to the down position when the hoist cable fell, causing the light tower to collapse onto his head and right hand. He received a laceration to the head and three broken fingers on his right hand, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
code_source: title: Towers, poles, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate