Incident date: 2016-06-06
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was on top of a structural beam, waiting for the crane to hoist the next beam into place, when the rigging failed. The beam then fell and struck the employee's left leg, partially amputating it below the knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: high