Incident date: 2022-06-28
NAICS industry code: 423510

An employee was removing an overhead crane chain from material that had been placed on a saw conveyor. The chain hook caught on the conveyor, then came loose and struck the employee. The employee suffered a fracture to the right side of the jaw.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Jaw, chin
severity: moderate