Incident date: 2019-11-03
NAICS industry code: 331511

An employee was preparing to work on the brakes of an overhead crane when the brake shoes were removed on the static brake and the crane moved. The employee was caught between the crane trolley and the beam, suffering a spleen injury that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate