Incident date: 2016-05-21
NAICS industry code: 312111

An employee raised the hoist arm on a conveyor to pull a pallet that had stopped. The hoist arm then fell down and struck the employee, causing contusions and abrasions.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Multiple surface wounds and bruises
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate