Incident date: 2020-07-07
NAICS industry code: 236220

On July 7, 2020, an employee was using an aerial lift to change sprinkler heads in a warehouse facility. The employee was raising the lift and was about 7-8 feet up when his back struck a ceiling beam. The beam pinned the employee against the lift control panel.  The employee suffered abdominal crushing injuries (bruise, contusion, abrasion) and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Crushing injuries
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate