Incident date: 2018-11-19
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was moving a steel beam that pivoted on one end. When the beam reached the end of its travel, it swung back and struck the employee on the shin. The employee suffered a fractured tibia and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate