Incident date: 2022-07-06
NAICS industry code: 331529

Two employees were using a magnet attachment on a hoist to turn over a large steel plate to put it in a machine for cleaning. The steel plate fell from the magnet and struck the injured employee resulting in a fractured right leg and lacerations.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Metal plates, metal panels
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate