Incident date: 2020-06-24
NAICS industry code: 331210

An employee was placing a steel beam that was being lowered by a hoist onto the ground. After he released the straps, the steel beam rolled and struck his calf lacerating an artery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Beams-unattached metal
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate