Incident date: 2019-07-30
NAICS industry code: 236220

Two carpenters were hoisting an aluminum bridge between water tanks at a water treatment plant. The elevated load struck one of the employees in the torso, resulting in possible broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Overhead hoists, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate