Incident date: 2016-03-01
NAICS industry code: 423830

On 3/1/2016, an employee was guiding a large piece of steel as it was being moved by an overhead crane. The sling that was holding the piece broke during the move, and the piece of steel fell on the left side of the employee's body, amputating his left arm and crushing his left leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Arm(s), n.e.c.
severity: high