Incident date: 2021-01-23
NAICS industry code: 333923

Two employees were removing a sheave cover on a 310-ton crane in order to reeve the hook block. The hook block was located on stands 7-8 feet above the ground. One employee was removing a sheave cover from above while the other was removing bolts from below. The employee below was struck by the sheave cover and sustained fractured vertebrae, a fractured right ankle, an injury to the ACL and patella on the left knee, as well as a dislocated hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate