Incident date: 2019-03-22
NAICS industry code: 484121

An employee was kneeling between the rear end of a crane load (an aircraft tug) and the crane's outriggers. While the back end of the tug was being lowered, it swung toward the employee, striking him and pinning him against an outrigger. He suffered a broken jaw, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Cranes, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate