Incident date: 2024-10-07
NAICS industry code: 221113

An employee was lowering himself on a scissor lift after inspecting a chain hoist. An auxiliary hoist being installed on the manipulator crane fell approximately 8 feet from its installed location and struck the employee in the upper back, fracturing two vertebrae.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object  unspecified
code_source: title: Hoists, lifts  overhead, cable
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Back  thoracic region
severity: moderate